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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Dharavi

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Winner — 2019

Gaikwad Varsha Eknath
INC· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
INC 45.3%SHS 35.4%10 others 19.3%
Votes
53,954
45.3% share
Winning margin
11,824
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.6%
of 2,50,251

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Gaikwad Varsha Eknath
INC
Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
53,95445.3%
2
Ashish Vasant More
SHS
42,13035.4%
3
Manoj Sansare
AIMIM
13,09911.0%
4
Kawade Sandeep Vinayak
MNS
4,0623.4%
5
Anita Deepak Gautam
BSP
1,8701.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8691.6%
7
Ganesh Bajirao Kadam
ABHM
6610.6%
8
Babita Vijay Shinde
IND
4590.4%
9
Ravindra Yadav Angarkhe
BMUP
2940.3%
10
Vikas Maruti Rokde
IND
2670.2%
11
Dalvi Raju Sahebrao
IND
2330.2%
12
Giriraj Dashrath Sherkhane
IND
1790.1%

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

Low turnout (285th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 3.4% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
285th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
30th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%SHS 35.4%AIMIM 11.0%OTH 6.8%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,85,411
Density
19652 / km²
Sex ratio
832 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.7%Muslim 25.1%Jain 5.4%Other 8.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water97.7%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation67.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Children underweight (under 5)29.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Women literate94.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel98.3%
Health insurance30.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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St. Michael's Church

St. Michael's Church

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