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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1985
Deesa
Winner — 1985
VAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI
IND
IND 48.5%INC 45.4%5 others 6.1%
Votes
25,454
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,640
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.5%
of 94,612
A closely fought contest. VAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI | IND | 25,454 | 48.5% |
| 2 | DESAI MOHANBHAI VISABHAI | INC | 23,814 | 45.4% |
| 3 | SANGHVI RASIKLAL MOHANLAL | BJP | 1,038 | 2.0% |
| 4 | CHAVDA MAHMADDALI DOSMAHMAD | IND | 978 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MAJIRANA BHOPAJI ASHAJI | IND | 622 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MANUBHAI CHHAGANBHAI BAROT | IND | 290 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MANHARLAL POPATLAL CHAVDA | 277 | 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.
Average turnout (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 24.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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80th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
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40th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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83rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.5%INC 45.4%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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