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Gujarat · PC 1 · 1980
Kutch
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
MEHTA MAHIPATRAY MULSHANKER
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.1%JNP 41.4%6 others 9.6%
Votes
1,33,163
49.1% share
Winning margin
20,951
7.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,71,371
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHTA MAHIPATRAY MULSHANKER |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,33,163 | 49.1% |
| 2 | DAVA ANANTRAY DEVSHANKER | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,12,212 | 41.4% |
| 3 | ANTANI BIPINCHANDRA JUGATRAM | JNP(S) | 13,569 | 5.0% |
| 4 | CHANDNANI GANGARAM PREMCHAND | IND | 3,637 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RATHOD KALYANSINH MADARASINHJI | IND | 2,826 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BAROT MAGANLAL SAJAN | IND | 2,486 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MEGHVAR MULJI LADHA | IND | 2,484 | 0.9% |
| 8 | LAXMINARAYAN LALJI | IND | 994 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.9% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
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19th of 26How crowded is the field?
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2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 26How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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7th 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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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.1%JNP 41.4%JNP(S) 5.0%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
Figures are for Kachchh, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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