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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1985
Talaja
Winner — 1985
VAJA BHADRASINH JAMSINH
INC· INC
INC 48.2%IND 40.1%6 others 11.7%
Votes
22,454
48.2% share
Winning margin
3,739
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
46.7%
of 99,801
A clear win with a 8.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAJA BHADRASINH JAMSINH | INC | 22,454 | 48.2% |
| 2 | DABHI NATUBHAI BHIKHABHAI | IND | 18,715 | 40.1% |
| 3 | BHATT BHIKHABHAI HARRGOVIND | BJP | 3,611 | 7.8% |
| 4 | NAGARDAS VALLABHDAS MAHTA | IND | 541 | 1.2% |
| 5 | NAKUM PANCHA JINA | 513 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | BALAR MANJIBHAI PARSHOTAMDAS | IND | 331 | 0.7% |
| 7 | GOHIL RAMESH VELJIBHAI | IND | 240 | 0.5% |
| 8 | DOKADIA TARMAHAMAD HASAMBHAI | IND | 209 | 0.5% |
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 (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.9% · min 8.0% · max 63.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
168th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.63
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%IND 40.1%BJP 7.8%OTH 3.9%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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