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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1962
Amreli
Winner — 1962
JIVRAJ NARAYAN MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 62.3%PSP 35.8%1 others 1.8%
Votes
17,194
62.3% share
Winning margin
7,305
26.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.9%
of 48,504
Amreli is a safe seat — JIVRAJ NARAYAN MEHTA won by 26.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIVRAJ NARAYAN MEHTA | INC | 17,194 | 62.3% |
| 2 | PANERI NARBHESHANKAR NANJI | Praja Socialist Party | 9,889 | 35.9% |
| 3 | GOKALDAS MADHAVJI GANDHI | 505 | 1.8% |
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.
High turnout (35th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.3% · max 26.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
35th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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131st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.3%PSP 35.9%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,91,753
Density
650 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,140 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.6%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Children underweight (under 5)44.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance29.7%
What's nearby?
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