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Maharashtra · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1996 by-elections
Solapur City North
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Mengaji Narsing Madhavrao
BJP 53.7%INC 36.7%4 others 9.6%
Votes
35,126
53.7% share
Winning margin
11,144
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Solapur City North is a safe seat — Mengaji Narsing Madhavrao won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mengaji Narsing Madhavrao | 35,126 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | Chakote Vishwanath Baburao | 23,982 | 36.7% | |
| 3 | Kalshetti Siddhappa Shivbasappa | 5,601 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | Sagari Moulasab Jamalsab | 533 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | Prof. Pyati Basavraj Alias (Raju) Bhimashankar | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Jogdankar Haridas Baburao | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
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 (38th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.2% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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38th of 288How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 288How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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134th of 288Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.7%INC 36.7%CPM 8.6%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
45,43,159
Density
266 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
17,048 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population8.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.4%Muslim 7.1%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.3%
Electricity75.1%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated83.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.7%
Children underweight (under 5)41.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate86.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Clean cooking fuel77.4%
Health insurance12.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cane Sugar🏺Dairy Products (Milk based products)
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