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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1972
Matunga
Winner — 1972
KAMLA RAMAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.6%SWA 22.1%3 others 29.3%
Votes
26,037
48.6% share
Winning margin
14,181
26.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.9%
of 82,553
Matunga is a safe seat — KAMLA RAMAN won by 26.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMLA RAMAN | Congress (R) | 26,037 | 48.6% |
| 2 | NARAYAN DANDEKAR | Grand Alliance | 11,856 | 22.1% |
| 3 | P. K. GANATRA | 9,485 | 17.7% | |
| 4 | MANGALDAS NATHUBAI MANEK | Grand Alliance | 6,103 | 11.4% |
| 5 | BABUBHAI V.. MEHTA | IND | 123 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (242nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.7% · max 52.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
242nd of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.31
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
218th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
270 seats · 136 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%SWA 22.1%NCO 17.7%BJS 11.4%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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