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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1972

Deesa

Winner — 1972

BHIKHAJI PUNJAJI PARMAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.5%NCO 28.2%2 others 30.3%
Votes
15,375
41.5% share
Winning margin
4,939
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.1%
of 77,020

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHIKHAJI PUNJAJI PARMAR
Congress (R)
15,37541.5%
2
SHANTILAL S SHAH
10,43628.2%
3
BALASHANKAR JOSHI
IND
7,04119.0%
4
KESHVLAL JASRUPAJI MASHU
Grand Alliance
4,17311.3%

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 (112th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 2.7% · max 73.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
112th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
161st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%NCO 28.2%IND 19.0%BJS 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry

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