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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1995Reserved (ST)

Dediapada

Winner — 1995

VASAVA MOTILAL PUNIYABHAI
BJP· BJP
BJP 43.5%IND 21.5%5 others 35.0%
Votes
50,330
43.5% share
Winning margin
25,508
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,61,273

Dediapada is a safe seat — VASAVA MOTILAL PUNIYABHAI won by 22.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VASAVA MOTILAL PUNIYABHAI
BJP
50,33043.5%
2
VASAVA AMARSINH RAMSINH
IND
24,82221.5%
3
VASAVA RAMJIBHAI HIRABHAI
INC
19,29016.7%
4
VASAVA DR. GAMBHIRSINH KOTESINH
IND
16,15114.0%
5
VASAVA SURSINGBHAI HIMATABHAI
IND
2,3412.0%
6
VASAVA JAMALSINH UMEDBHAI
IND
1,3721.2%
7
DESHMUKH NARPATSINH PRATAPSINH
1,2761.1%

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.

Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.3% · max 46.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
81st of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
162nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.5%IND 21.5%INC 16.7%IND 14.0%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems and Jewellery🏷️SadeliGI🏺Zari and Zardosi
Dargah known as Khawaja Dana Saheb¦s Rouza

Dargah known as Khawaja Dana Saheb¦s Rouza

🏛️MonumentASI

Dargah known as Khawaja Dana Saheb¦s Rouza

Old Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries

Old Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries

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Old English Tombs

🏛️MonumentASI

Old English Tombs

Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani

Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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