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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Bhandara

Winner — 2019

NARENDRA BHOJRAJ BHONDEKAR
IND
IND 43.4%BJP 33.3%13 others 23.2%
Votes
1,01,717
43.4% share
Winning margin
23,677
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
63.1%
of 3,71,088

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARENDRA BHOJRAJ BHONDEKAR
IND
1,01,71743.4%
2
ARVIND MANOHAR BHALADHARE
NDA
78,04033.3%
3
JAIDEEP JOGENDRA KAWADE
19,1058.2%
4
PRASHANT BALAK RAMTEKE
IND
9,8784.2%
5
VISARJAN (VINOD) SAJJAN CHAUSARE (Sevak)
VBA
8,9633.8%
6
DILIP BHAJANDAS MOTGHARE
6,5662.8%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4941.1%
8
SADANAND JANUJI KOCHE
IND
1,6330.7%
9
NITIN PUNDLIK TUMANE
IND
1,6090.7%
10
CHANDRASHEKHAR PARASRAM SUKHADEVE
IND
1,5280.7%
11
SUBHASH BISAN BHIOGADE
BMUP
7350.3%
12
BHAOSAGAR SURESH MAROTI
IND
5800.3%
13
CHAVAN RANJEET BABULAL
IND
5280.2%
14
BORKAR LAXMIKANT SATYAWAN
HJP
4510.2%
15
Er. AJAY RANGARI
IND
3210.1%

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

Average turnout (145th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 4.2% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
145th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
85th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.4%BJP 33.3%INC 8.2%OTH 14.0%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,00,334
Density
294 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,087 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population7.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.1%Buddhist 12.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.0%
Electricity82.3%
Sanitation61.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated87.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)33.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.4%
Health insurance30.0%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Rice

Pauni

Heritage SiteWikidata
All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort

All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort

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Ancient mound on which the modern temple of Jagannath stands

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound on which the modern temple of Jagannath stands

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Cromlech known as Tilota (Frying Pan)

🏛️MonumentASI

Cromlech known as Tilota (Frying Pan)

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Mounds known as Hardulala -ki-Tekri

🏛️MonumentASI

Mounds known as Hardulala -ki-Tekri

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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