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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2024Reserved (ST)

Melghat

Winner — 2024

KEWALRAM TULSIRAM KALE
BJP· Mahayuti (NDA)
BJP 65.7%INC 17.6%14 others 16.7%
Votes
1,45,978
65.7% share
Winning margin
1,06,859
48.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
73.5%
of 3,02,341

Melghat is a safe seat — KEWALRAM TULSIRAM KALE won by 48.1%.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KEWALRAM TULSIRAM KALE
Mahayuti (NDA)
1,45,97865.7%
2
DR. HEMANT NANDA CHIMOTE
39,11917.6%
3
RAJKUMAR DAYARAM PATEL
PHJSP
25,28111.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4621.1%
5
RAMESH BHAGAWANTRAO TOTE
IND
2,4451.1%
6
MOTILAL BATU THAKRE
1,5930.7%
7
JYOTI UTTAMRAO SOLANKE
IND
7940.4%
8
RAJESH KISAN DAHIKAR
IND
6550.3%
9
HIRALAL GANNU AKHANDE
IND
6530.3%
10
SHAILENDRA VIJAYRAO GAWANDE
NWLP
6400.3%
11
VINOD BHAIYYALAL BHILAWEKAR
IND
6300.3%
12
RAJARAM BHURYAJI BHILAWEKAR
IND
5580.3%
13
RAMKISHOR KALURAM JAMBU PATEL
APoI
5330.2%
14
BHARATITAI RAVI BETHEKAR
IND
3430.1%
15
MAHENDRA KISHOR PATEL
IND
2320.1%
16
PRAVIN RAMU MAVASKAR
IND
2130.1%

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

Average turnout (70th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
48.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.5% · max 48.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
70th of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
59th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.7%INC 17.6%PHJSP 11.4%OTH 4.2%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.53 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,88,445
Density
237 / km²
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
12,210 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population14.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%HINDU
Hindu 71.2%Muslim 14.6%Buddhist 13.3%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.8%
Electricity80.4%
Sanitation53.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.4%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.8%
Clean cooking fuel71.7%
Health insurance31.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mandarin Orange🏺Textile
Gawilgarh Fort (the walls and the whole area contained by them)

Gawilgarh Fort (the walls and the whole area contained by them)

🏛️MonumentASI

Gawilgarh Fort (the walls and the whole area contained by them)

Hauz Katora

Hauz Katora

🏛️MonumentASI

Hauz Katora

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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