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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
BALUBHAI DEVABHAI PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.8%NCO 43.3%2 others 6.9%
Votes
22,612
49.8% share
Winning margin
2,955
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.1%
of 65,691
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALUBHAI DEVABHAI PATEL | Congress (R) | 22,612 | 49.8% |
| 2 | PARBHUBHAI D PATEL | 19,657 | 43.3% | |
| 3 | HARISHCHANDRA J PATEL | Grand Alliance | 2,863 | 6.3% |
| 4 | ISHWARBHAI K PATEL | IND | 273 | 0.6% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 0.7% · max 68.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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82nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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164th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%NCO 43.3%BJS 6.3%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%
What's nearby?
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