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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1985
Sihor
Winner — 1985
AMARSHIBHAI PATEL
INC· INC
INC 43.7%JNP 41.7%6 others 14.6%
Votes
24,150
43.7% share
Winning margin
1,084
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.8%
of 99,074
Sihor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,084 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMARSHIBHAI PATEL | INC | 24,150 | 43.7% |
| 2 | GODHANI DALSUKBHAI JERAMBHAI | Janata | 23,066 | 41.7% |
| 3 | PARMAR CHITHARBHAI VIHABHAI | BJP | 4,810 | 8.7% |
| 4 | LABHU NATHUBHAI RATHOD | IND | 1,682 | 3.0% |
| 5 | ARJUNBHAI BOGHABHAI NETARVALA | IND | 733 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DHILA DESURBHAI DHILABHAI | 350 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | DOBARIYA DHIRUBHAI KARAM SHIBHAI | IND | 291 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BABULAL VITHALDAS SHAH | IND | 218 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.0% · max 27.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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153rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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150th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.7%JNP 41.7%BJP 8.7%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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