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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Gadchiroli

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Winner — 2014

DR. DEORAO MADGUJI HOLI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.3%NCP 11.3%12 others 45.5%
Votes
70,185
43.3% share
Winning margin
51,905
32.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.5%
of 2,77,193

Gadchiroli is a safe seat — DR. DEORAO MADGUJI HOLI won by 32.0%.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. DEORAO MADGUJI HOLI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
70,18543.3%
2
ATRAM BHAGYASHRI DHARMRAOBABA
NCP
UPA
18,28011.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
17,51010.8%
4
SAGUNA PENTAJI TALANDI
INC
UPA
17,20810.6%
5
KESARI RUSHIJI USENDI
SHS
14,8929.2%
6
VILAS SHAMRAO KODAPE
BSP
BSP
13,7808.5%
7
ALAM KUSUM HARBA
BBM
2,1431.3%
8
JAYASHRI WELDA
IND
1,9431.2%
9
SAU. RANJITA VILAS KODAP
MNS
1,5621.0%
10
ATLA SUNANDA SOMA
IND
1,4680.9%
11
DIWAKAR GULAB PENDAM (EX SERVICEMAN)
GGP
1,3030.8%
12
DR. MADAVI DEVIDAS GOVINDA
ARP
7670.5%
13
JAMBHULE NARAYAN DINBAJI
AIFB
6920.4%
14
KINAKE MORESWAR RAMCHANDRA
HJP
4600.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.6% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
44th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
41st of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.3%NCP 11.3%INC 10.6%SHS 9.2%BSP 8.5%OTH 6.4%NOTA 10.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,72,942
Density
74 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,412 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population38.7%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.4%Buddhist 7.7%Other 5.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity59.2%
Sanitation27.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated97.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.7%
Children underweight (under 5)35.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate79.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.1%
Clean cooking fuel60.5%
Health insurance33.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Forest products🏺Rice
Group of Temples, Markanda

Group of Temples, Markanda

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Group of Temples

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Group of twenty Cromlechs or Kistvaens

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Group of twenty Cromlechs or Kistvaens

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Rock Caves, Jharapapra

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Rock Caves

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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