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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 265 · 2019
Chiplun
Winner — 2019
Shekhar Govindrao Nikam
NCP· Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA)
NCP 57.1%SHS 40.3%2 others 2.6%
Votes
1,01,578
57.1% share
Winning margin
29,924
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
65.8%
of 2,70,366
Chiplun is a safe seat — Shekhar Govindrao Nikam won by 16.8%.
Seat history
1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹7.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shekhar Govindrao Nikam | Congress-NCP Alliance (Democratic Front, Maharashtra) (UPA) | 1,01,578 | 57.1% |
| 2 | Chavan Sadanand Narayan | 71,654 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | Sachin Laxman Mohite | 2,392 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,297 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (131st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.6% · max 55.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
131st of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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44th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCP 57.1%SHS 40.3%OTH 1.3%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹7.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,15,069
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
1122 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,208 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.9%Muslim 11.6%Buddhist 7.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)29.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.4%
Women literate87.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance16.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.