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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1980
Sayajiganj
Winner — 1980
SHIRISH PUROHIT
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 59.5%JNP(JP) 25.3%6 others 15.1%
Votes
33,388
59.5% share
Winning margin
19,177
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,25,503
Sayajiganj is a safe seat — SHIRISH PUROHIT won by 34.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIRISH PUROHIT |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 33,388 | 59.5% |
| 2 | PATEL RAMANBHAI HARIBHAI | JNP(JP) | 14,211 | 25.3% |
| 3 | RAMCHANDANI PRATAPRAI BACCHUMAL | BJP | 7,439 | 13.3% |
| 4 | PARADKAR GAJANAND GOPAL | IND | 460 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PATEL SURESHCHANDRA MANGALDAS | IND | 250 | 0.5% |
| 6 | PATEL MANIBHAI SOMABHAI | IND | 132 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RATHOD BHUPENDRABHAI DHANJIBHAI | IND | 109 | 0.2% |
| 8 | PARMAR FULCHANDBHAI KARASANBHAI | JNP(SR) | 83 | 0.1% |
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 (14th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.8% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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14th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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51st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 59.5%JNP(JP) 25.3%BJP 13.3%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,90,297
Density
210 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,817 km²
SC population1.5%
ST population81.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.9%
Electricity83.5%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Children underweight (under 5)52.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.9%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance51.1%
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.