Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1995

Vileparle

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Winner — 1995

GURUNATH KRISHNA DESAI

SHS

SHS 55.9%INC 31.6%15 others 12.5%

Votes

66,333

55.9% share

Winning margin

28,805

24.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

59.9%

of 1,98,162

Vileparle is a safe seat — GURUNATH KRISHNA DESAI won by 24.3%.

Seat history

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All Candidates

17 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	GURUNATH KRISHNA DESAI	SHS	66,333	55.9%
2	JITENDRA GULAB JOSHI	INC INC	37,528	31.6%
3	LALJI RAMKISHOR YADAV	BSP	4,827	4.1%	DL
4	C.R. PAWAR	JP	1,769	1.5%	DL
5	SUBHEDAR ROOPNARAYAN	JD Janata Dal	1,573	1.3%	DL
6	KAMLESH K. NAIR	IND	1,425	1.2%	DL
7	KANJI WALJI SHAH	IND	1,137	1.0%	DL
8	NORMA TELLIS	IND	1,113	0.9%	DL
9	ASHOK ABAJI KAMBLE	IND	698	0.6%	DL
10	SHAH RASIKLAL BHIMSHI	IND	547	0.5%	DL
11	PLAMBER JOHAR ANIS GULAM	PDP	479	0.4%	DL
12	DABHOLKAR JITENDRA S.	IND	320	0.3%	DL
13	KELKAR AVCHIT	IND	240	0.2%	DL
14	DESAI ARUN B.	IND	180	0.1%	DL
15	RAMESH KAR	IND	175	0.1%	DL
16	WAGHMARE SHRIRANG M.	IND	168	0.1%	DL
17	PRAJAPATI OMPRAKASH	DDP	161	0.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (242nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

24.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 14.4% · min 1.7% · max 52.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

58%

lowerhigher

242nd of 288

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

4.31

fewer partiesmore parties

10th of 288

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.4%

lowerhigher

218th of 288

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

4.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES

SHS 55.9%INC 31.6%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

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