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Gujarat · PC 18 · 1988 by-election
Godhra
Winner — 1988 by-election
P.S.PURSOTTAMBHAI
JNP 53.8%INC 39.8%7 others 6.3%
Votes
1,41,633
53.8% share
Winning margin
36,837
14.0% of votes
Total votes cast
2,63,128
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.S.PURSOTTAMBHAI | 1,41,633 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | U.BARIA | 1,04,796 | 39.8% | |
| 3 | S.T.PARAMHANS | IND | 11,527 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Z.M.DEVABHAI | IND | 1,721 | 0.7% |
| 5 | M.B.S.ATMARAM | IND | 1,132 | 0.4% |
| 6 | R.M.PATEL | IND | 649 | 0.3% |
| 7 | C.S.RAVASINH | IND | 638 | 0.2% |
| 8 | G.D.HIRALAL | IND | 556 | 0.2% |
| 9 | M.L.SHANKERBHAI | IND | 476 | 0.2% |
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 (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.3% · max 55.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
13th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.79
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
6th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.8%INC 39.8%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
Figures are for Panch Mahals, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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