Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2024

Rajura

1962 1967 1972 1978 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024

Winner — 2024

DEORAO VITHOBA BHONGLE

BJP· Mahayuti (NDA)

BJP 30.5%INC 29.2%13 others 40.2%

Votes

72,882

30.5% share

Winning margin

3,054

1.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

73.4%

of 3,25,512

Rajura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 3,054 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2019 vs 2024

All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	DEORAO VITHOBA BHONGLE	BJP Mahayuti (NDA)	72,882	30.5%
2	DHOTE SUBHASH RAMCHANDRARAO	INC	69,828	29.3%
3	ADV CHATAP WAMANRAO SADASHIV	STBP	55,090	23.1%
4	GAJANAN GODRU PATIL JUMNAKE	GGP	28,529	11.9%	DL
5	SACHIN BAPURAO BHOYAR	MNS	4,252	1.8%	DL
6	NINAD CHANDRAPRAKASH BORKAR	IND	1,231	0.5%	DL
7	ABHAY MAROTI DONGRE	BSP	1,173	0.5%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	1,036	0.4%
9	KUMARE PRAVIN RAMRAO	IND	896	0.4%	DL
10	BHUSHAN MADHUKARRAO FUSE	SBBGP	834	0.3%	DL
11	PRAVIN RAMDAS SATPADE	IND	670	0.3%	DL
12	CHITRALEKHA KALIDAS DHANDRE (CHAPLE)	IND	644	0.3%	DL
13	PRIYA BANDU KHADE	RPI(A)	600	0.3%	DL
14	KIRAN GANGADHAR GEDAM	IND	590	0.3%	DL
15	MANGESH HIRAMAN GEDAM	PPID	459	0.2%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

1.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 39.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

73%

lowerhigher

71st of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

4.05

fewer partiesmore parties

12th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.4%

lowerhigher

205th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

4.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 30.5%INC 29.3%STBP 23.1%GGP 11.9%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.37 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?

2 locations

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Bamboo Products🏺Rice

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Someshwar Temple

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Vishnu Temple

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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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