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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1985
Dehgam
Winner — 1985
GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR
BJP· BJP
BJP 53.5%INC 34.4%7 others 12.1%
Votes
37,255
53.5% share
Winning margin
13,279
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,07,384
Dehgam is a safe seat — GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR | BJP | 37,255 | 53.5% |
| 2 | AJITSINH MOTISINH THAKOR | INC | 23,976 | 34.4% |
| 3 | PATEL MANGABHAI BECHARBHAI | Janata | 4,818 | 6.9% |
| 4 | THAKOR TAKHAJI BHAVANJI | IND | 1,691 | 2.4% |
| 5 | PREMSHANKAR D. RAVAL | 636 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | PARMAR LAXMANBHAI BIJALBHAI | IND | 543 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PATEL DAHYABHAI KHODIDAS | IND | 426 | 0.6% |
| 8 | PATEL NATVARBHAI PASHABHAI | IND | 214 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NATVARLAL GANDABHAI PATEL | IND | 71 | 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 (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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36th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
159th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%INC 34.4%JNP 6.9%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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