Elections Archive

GEN · Bombay

BHANDARA

Wasnik Balkrishna Ramchandra (INC) won by 29,171 votes (3.3%).

Electors
8,15,989
Votes polled
8,72,824
Valid votes
8,72,824
Turnout
100.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 3.3% (median 11.1%). Back to Bombay · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)
Margin · 1957
3.3%
Turnout
100.0%
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
48.8%

Winning margin over time · BHANDARA

19573%

Candidates

Candidates · BHANDARA 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Wasnik Balkrishna RamchandraWinnerINC2,27,37326.1%
1Hajarnavis Ramchandra MartandWinnerINC1,98,20222.7%
3Meshram Sakharam MasajiSCF1,30,92415.0%
4Khobragade Bhaurao DewajiSCF1,05,75812.1%
5Metha Ashok RanjitraPSP1,05,61312.1%
6Sakhare Tularam ChandrabhanPSP1,04,95412.0%

Showing 6 of 6 rows