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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1985
Palanpur
Winner — 1985
MEHTA SURESHBHAI SARABHAI
INC· INC
INC 47.4%BJP 16.4%7 others 36.2%
Votes
25,566
47.4% share
Winning margin
16,748
31.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,06,155
Palanpur is a safe seat — MEHTA SURESHBHAI SARABHAI won by 31.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHTA SURESHBHAI SARABHAI | INC | 25,566 | 47.4% |
| 2 | PATEL PARSOTAMBHAI VELCHANDBHAI | BJP | 8,818 | 16.4% |
| 3 | NAGORI HAMIDKHAN MISRIKHAN | IND | 7,565 | 14.0% |
| 4 | PATEL NARSINHBHAI DOLJIBHAI | Janata | 7,361 | 13.7% |
| 5 | JOSHI MOHAN | IND | 1,875 | 3.5% |
| 6 | MERUJI DOHJIJI THAKOR | IND | 1,632 | 3.0% |
| 7 | PATEL PARSOTAMBHAI NARSINBHAI | IND | 795 | 1.5% |
| 8 | PREMUBHAI N. TRIVEDI | IND | 218 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KELA DILIPKUMAR HARICHANDRA | 100 | 0.2% |
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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.2% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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119th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
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102nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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81st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%BJP 16.4%IND 14.0%JNP 13.7%OTH 8.6%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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