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Rajura

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Winner — 2014

SANJAY YADAORAO DHOTE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 31.4%INC 30.4%15 others 38.2%
Votes
66,223
31.4% share
Winning margin
2,278
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
71.0%
of 2,96,699

Rajura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 2,278 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY YADAORAO DHOTE
BJP
BJP (NDA)
66,22331.4%
2
DHOTE SUBHASH RAMCHANDRRAO
INC
UPA
63,94530.4%
3
NIMKAR SUDARSHAN BHAGWANRAO
NCP
UPA
29,52814.0%
4
PRABHAKAR VITTHARAO DIVE
STBP
16,4397.8%
5
ATRAM BHARAT KAWADU
BSP
BSP
8,0493.8%
6
SUDHAKAR NARAYAN KINAKE
GGP
7,6013.6%
7
HEMANT WAIRAGADE
SHS
5,9122.8%
8
SUDHAKAR TARACHAND RATHOD
MNS
3,6181.7%
9
MADAN RAGHU BORKAR
IND
1,5650.7%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,3240.6%
11
ARUN VASANTRAO WASALWAR
IND
1,2540.6%
12
UDDHAO PITHUJI NARNAWARE
APOI
1,2510.6%
13
PREMDAS FAKRU MESHRAM
IND
1,1130.5%
14
THORAT SATWA KERBA
IND
8370.4%
15
KASARLAWAR VIDYSAGER KALIDAS
IND
7980.4%
16
SHOBHABAI GAJANAN MASKE
AIFB
6700.3%
17
PRAVIN MAROTI NIMGADE
RBCP
5050.2%

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

Average turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 39.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
71st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.05
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
205th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 31.4%INC 30.4%NCP 14.0%STBP 7.8%OTH 15.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,04,307
Density
193 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,443 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population17.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Buddhist 13.0%Other 6.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water40.6%
Electricity79.1%
Sanitation43.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.5%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.0%
Clean cooking fuel85.1%
Health insurance28.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Someshwar Temple

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Vishnu Temple

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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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