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Assembly seat no. 54 in Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962INC
Winner, 1972
BHAUSAHEB VARTAK
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1972
11,972
17.30% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCBHAUSAHEB VARTAK
Votes
40,589
Vote share
58.65%
Margin
11,972
Runner-up
SOPPANDHARI NATH R. CHOUDHARI
Votes
28,617
Vote share
41.35%
Behind by
11,972
Electors
1,04,155
Total votes polled
69,206
Valid votes
69,206
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
66.5%

Full result, 1972

2 candidates · 69,206 valid votes

1972 election →
BHAUSAHEB VARTAKINCwon
40,589
58.6%
PANDHARI NATH R. CHOUDHARISOP
28,617
41.4%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972BHAUSAHEB VARTAKINC40,58958.65%PANDHARI NATH R. CHOUDHARI11,972
1967B. VARTAKINC34,49450.12%S. G. VARTI9,242
1962HARI GOVINDRAO VARTAKINC36,49859.00%SADANANDA GOPAL VARTI16,068

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%42%64%85%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%7%15%22%29%196219671972Margin

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