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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1972
Cambay
Winner — 1972
MADHAVLAL BHAILAL SHAH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.9%NCO 46.5%2 others 4.6%
Votes
24,791
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,179
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.5%
of 74,118
A closely fought contest. MADHAVLAL BHAILAL SHAH won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHAVLAL BHAILAL SHAH | Congress (R) | 24,791 | 48.9% |
| 2 | VALLABHBHAI A. PATEL | 23,612 | 46.5% | |
| 3 | J. BHAGVANDAS KHATRI | Grand Alliance | 1,616 | 3.2% |
| 4 | UDESHINH MAVSINH SOLANKI | IND | 712 | 1.4% |
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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 2.3% · max 61.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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24th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.71
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175th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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19th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%NCO 46.5%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
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