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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1962
Sherkotda
Winner — 1962
MANGUBHAI MADHABHAI PATEL
INC· INC
INC 56.4%IND 20.8%3 others 22.7%
Votes
22,149
56.4% share
Winning margin
13,968
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.0%
of 74,069
Sherkotda is a safe seat — MANGUBHAI MADHABHAI PATEL won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANGUBHAI MADHABHAI PATEL | INC | 22,149 | 56.4% |
| 2 | GHORDHANBHAI LALLUBHAI PATEL | IND | 8,181 | 20.8% |
| 3 | NATVERLAL CHANDULAL SHAH | Praja Socialist Party | 7,457 | 19.0% |
| 4 | TULSIANI GYANCHAND MEGHANMAL | 1,017 | 2.6% | |
| 5 | PREMNAARAYAN BADRISINHJI MISHRA | IND | 450 | 1.1% |
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 (161st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
161st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
95th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%IND 20.8%PSP 19.0%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,85,449
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,316 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Muslim 5.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.1%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation57.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance42.1%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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