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Gujarat · PC 21 · 1962
Surat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
MORARJI RANCHHODJI DESAI
INC· INC
INC 68.7%IND 27.5%2 others 3.8%
Votes
1,65,225
68.7% share
Winning margin
99,031
41.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,40,559
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MORARJI RANCHHODJI DESAI | INC | 1,65,225 | 68.7% |
| 2 | JASWANTSINH DANSINH CHAUHAN | IND | 66,194 | 27.5% |
| 3 | MANGALSEN BODHRAJ CHOPARA | 6,559 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | RAMPYARE SHIVRATAN SHARMA | SOC Praja Socialist Party | 2,581 | 1.1% |
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 (3rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.2% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
3rd of 26How crowded is the field?
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2.02
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 26How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 26How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.7%IND 27.5%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%
Figures are for Vadodara, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%
What's nearby?
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