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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2019Reserved (SC)

Chandrapur

Winner — 2019

Jorgewar Kishor Gajanan
IND
IND 58.0%BJP 22.1%11 others 19.9%
Votes
1,17,570
58.0% share
Winning margin
72,661
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.2%
of 3,96,117

Chandrapur is a safe seat — Jorgewar Kishor Gajanan won by 35.8%.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Jorgewar Kishor Gajanan
IND
1,17,57058.0%
2
Nanaji Sitaramji Shamkule
NDA
44,90922.1%
3
Anirudha Dhonduji Wankar
VBA
15,4037.6%
4
Mahesh Marotrao Mendhe
14,2847.0%
5
Namdeo Atmaram Gedam
PPID
3,9561.9%
6
Bhikkhu S. Buddhasharan
1,7720.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7300.8%
8
Baban Mahadeo Ramteke
RPI(KH)
8840.4%
9
Mandeep Maroti Goradwar
IND
6790.3%
10
Tathagat Namdeo Petkar
IND
5620.3%
11
Adv. Amrita Kumar Gogulwar
APoI
4820.2%
12
Dr. Jyotidas Batau Ramteke
BARESP
3240.2%
13
Sandeep Madan Petkar
IND
2940.1%

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

Average turnout (224th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.2% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
224th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
69th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 58.0%BJP 22.1%VBA 7.6%INC 7.0%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 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?

7 locations
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Enclosure and buildings of the Gond Raja's tomb just outside the Achaleshwar Gate of the city

Enclosure and buildings of the Gond Raja's tomb just outside the Achaleshwar Gate of the city

🏛️MonumentASI

Enclosure and buildings of the Gond Raja's tomb just outside the Achaleshwar Gate of the city

Fort wall-Chandrapur

Fort wall-Chandrapur

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort wall-Chandrapur

Lalpeth Monaliths consisting of sixteen colossal stone Images

Lalpeth Monaliths consisting of sixteen colossal stone Images

🏛️MonumentASI

Lalpeth Monaliths consisting of sixteen colossal stone Images

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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