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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1962

Mehemdabad

Winner — 1962

RAMANLAL NAGJIBHAI PATEL
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 50.2%INC 47.6%1 others 2.3%
Votes
21,836
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,124
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.8%
of 69,371

A closely fought contest. RAMANLAL NAGJIBHAI PATEL won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMANLAL NAGJIBHAI PATEL
Swatantra Party
21,83650.2%
2
BANSILAL BAPALAL PANDYA
INC
20,71247.6%
3
KANTILAL DAHYALAL SHAH
REP
9852.3%

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 (101st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.4% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
101st of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
60th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 50.2%INC 47.6%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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