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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1962
Dehgam
Winner — 1962
VITHALBHAI PURSOTAM AMIN
INC· INC
INC 36.6%IND 33.2%1 others 30.2%
Votes
13,848
36.6% share
Winning margin
1,290
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.6%
of 58,545
A closely fought contest. VITHALBHAI PURSOTAM AMIN won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VITHALBHAI PURSOTAM AMIN | INC | 13,848 | 36.6% |
| 2 | CHATURBHAI MANGALDAS AMIN | IND | 12,558 | 33.2% |
| 3 | RUPSINGH MADHUSINGH ZALA | Swatantra Party | 11,439 | 30.2% |
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 (164th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
164th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
146th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.6%IND 33.2%SWA 30.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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