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Winner — 1977
BHATHELA MAKANBHAI MORARJI
IND
IND 45.8%JNP 45.6%6 others 8.6%
Votes
6,423
45.8% share
Winning margin
22
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.0%
of 20,640
Daman was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 22 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHATHELA MAKANBHAI MORARJI | IND | 6,423 | 45.8% |
| 2 | BHATHELA DAJIBHAI KANJIBHAI | 6,401 | 45.6% | |
| 3 | MORAISE SOUZA JOSE | IND | 545 | 3.9% |
| 4 | MHAWALA GULAMHUSEIN RAMZENBHAI | IND | 305 | 2.2% |
| 5 | VAGMAR ABDULGAFUR AHMED | IND | 161 | 1.1% |
| 6 | BHATIA R.C. | IND | 153 | 1.1% |
| 7 | DESSAI MANUBHAI RANCHHODJI | IND | 28 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JAIN SHANTILAL NIHALCHAND | IND | 17 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.2% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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36th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.11
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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19th of 40Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.8%JNP 45.6%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,40,537
Density
326 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,966 km²
SC population1.2%
ST population14.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%HINDU
Hindu 53.3%Christian 36.2%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.4%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation81.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Women literate93.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.9%
Clean cooking fuel96.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
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