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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2019Reserved (ST)

Gadchiroli

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Winner — 2019

Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi
BJP· Mahayuti (NDA)
BJP 49.9%INC 31.9%15 others 18.2%
Votes
97,913
49.9% share
Winning margin
35,341
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
68.6%
of 2,86,057

Gadchiroli is a safe seat — Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi won by 18.0%.

Seat history

2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2019

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Dr. Deorao Madguji Holi
BJP
Mahayuti (NDA)
97,91349.9%
2
Dr. Chanda Nitin Kodwate
INC
62,57231.9%
3
Gopal Kashinath Magare
VBA
6,7353.4%
4
Akshamlal Palalal Shidam
BSP
3,9992.0%
5
Jayshree Vijay Welda
PWPI
3,8702.0%
6
Dilip Kisan Madavi
SBBGP
3,2561.7%
7
Sagar Bharat Kumbhre
IND
3,1791.6%
8
Santosh Dashrath Soyam
IND
3,1741.6%
9
Mamita Tulshiram Hichami
GGP
2,9031.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,2731.2%
11
Satish Bhaiyyaji Kusaram
APoI
1,4280.7%
12
Shivaji Adaku Narote
IND
1,3000.7%
13
Diwakar Pendam
IND
9110.5%
14
Changdas Tulshiram Masram
IND
7910.4%
15
Santosh Namdeo Madavi
IND
7740.4%
16
Gulabrao Ganpat Madavi
IND
6840.3%
17
Kesri Bajirao Kumare
IND
5360.3%

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
18.0%
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 49.9%INC 31.9%OTH 17.1%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.33 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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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

🏛️MonumentASI

Group of twenty Cromlechs or Kistvaens

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Rock Caves, Jharapapra

🏛️MonumentASI

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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