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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1962
Porbandar
Winner — 1962
POPATLAL DAHYABHAI KAKKAD
INC· INC
INC 54.6%CPI 42.1%1 others 3.3%
Votes
12,172
54.6% share
Winning margin
2,782
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
38.6%
of 57,842
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POPATLAL DAHYABHAI KAKKAD | INC | 12,172 | 54.6% |
| 2 | RAMBHAI LAKHANSHI VISANA | Left | 9,390 | 42.1% |
| 3 | MOHAN VELJI SOLANKI | 744 | 3.3% |
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.
Average turnout (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.8% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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41st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
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128th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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140th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.6%CPI 42.1%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.