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Gujarat · PC 15 · 2001 by-election

Sabarkantha

Winner — 2001 by-election

MISTRY MADHUSUDAN DEVRAM
INC 47.2%BJP 43.5%6 others 9.3%
Votes
2,65,209
47.2% share
Winning margin
20,809
3.7% of votes
Total votes cast
5,61,994
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MISTRY MADHUSUDAN DEVRAM
2,65,20947.2%
2
UPENDRA TRIVEDI
2,44,40043.5%
3
RATHOD SABIRBHAI A.
IND
27,0894.8%
4
PATHAN FAJLURAHEMAN SAIDRAHEMAN(ADVOCATE)
IND
12,4242.2%
5
RAMESHBHAI NANJIBHAI BHAMBI
6,3531.1%
6
PATHAN AIYUBKHAN AJABKHAN
IND
2,5130.5%
7
PATEL RAMESHBHAI DHARMABHAI
2,3150.4%
8
RATHOD RAMSINH JAVANSINH
GYVP
1,6910.3%

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.

Low turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.9% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
23rd of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%BJP 43.5%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ancient Site/Mound, Sihor

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site/Mound

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Ancient Site/Mound, Vallabhipur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site/Mound

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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