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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Vadgam
Winner — 1980
PARMAR DOLATBHAI CHELARAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.1%BJP 21.3%3 others 25.6%
Votes
19,892
53.1% share
Winning margin
11,901
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
40.4%
of 92,883
Vadgam is a safe seat — PARMAR DOLATBHAI CHELARAM won by 31.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMAR DOLATBHAI CHELARAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 19,892 | 53.1% |
| 2 | PARMAR MAYACHAND GULABCHAND | BJP | 7,991 | 21.3% |
| 3 | DABHI ASHOKBHAI AMRABHAI | JNP(JP) | 5,444 | 14.5% |
| 4 | PARMAR GEMARBHAI RANCHHODBHAI | IND | 3,456 | 9.2% |
| 5 | SHRIMALI GOVINDBHAI LAVJIBHAI | IND | 698 | 1.9% |
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 (124th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.1% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
124th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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163rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.1%BJP 21.3%JNP(JP) 14.5%IND 9.2%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.