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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1972
Porbandar
Winner — 1972
MALDEVJI M ODEDARA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.6%IND 33.0%4 others 7.4%
Votes
26,693
59.6% share
Winning margin
11,894
26.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.9%
of 81,638
Porbandar is a safe seat — MALDEVJI M ODEDARA won by 26.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALDEVJI M ODEDARA | Congress (R) | 26,693 | 59.6% |
| 2 | VASANJI KHERAJ THAKRAR | IND | 14,799 | 33.0% |
| 3 | RASIKLAL ANANDJI LAKHANI | Grand Alliance | 2,356 | 5.3% |
| 4 | RAMBHAI LAKHANSHI VISANA | IND | 383 | 0.8% |
| 5 | DAYALAL DEVJI PANKHANIA | IND | 331 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BHAGUBHAI HIRALAL DEVANI | IND | 255 | 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.
High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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25th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.6%
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1st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%IND 33.0%BJS 5.3%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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