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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Dindori
Winner — 1980
MAHALE HARI SHANKAR
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 58.4%INC(I) 32.0%4 others 9.6%
Votes
29,999
58.4% share
Winning margin
13,543
26.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.5%
of 1,08,131
Dindori is a safe seat — MAHALE HARI SHANKAR won by 26.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHALE HARI SHANKAR | JNP(JP) | 29,999 | 58.4% |
| 2 | LILAKE RAMDAS GANAPAT |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 16,456 | 32.0% |
| 3 | BOMBLE TRIMBAK HARI | 3,645 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | GAIKAWAD BHAGWANT DHARMAJI | IND | 886 | 1.7% |
| 5 | TONGARE POPAT RAMCHANDRA | IND | 311 | 0.6% |
| 6 | WAGHALE LAXMAN KISAN | IND | 106 | 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.
High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.9% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
24th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
151st of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 58.4%INC(I) 32.0%PWP 7.1%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,72,348
Density
204 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,582 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population18.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Buddhist 9.0%Muslim 8.6%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water44.0%
Electricity69.7%
Sanitation31.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.4%
Women literate80.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.7%
Clean cooking fuel71.8%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton Ginning and pressing🏺Dolomite and Limestone
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