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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1995
Dehgam
Winner — 1995
VITTHALBHAI B. SHAH
BJP· BJP
BJP 37.6%INC 33.4%10 others 29.0%
Votes
36,975
37.6% share
Winning margin
4,092
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,50,327
A closely fought contest. VITTHALBHAI B. SHAH won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VITTHALBHAI B. SHAH | BJP | 36,975 | 37.6% |
| 2 | CHAVDA LAXMANJI GOBARJI | INC | 32,883 | 33.4% |
| 3 | GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR | IND | 22,931 | 23.3% |
| 4 | ZALA RUPSINH MADHUSINH | Janata Dal | 2,429 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SOLANKI GOVINDBHAI PARMABHAI | RPI(K) | 722 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PATEL VISHWABANDHU DAHYABHAI | SJP(R) | 637 | 0.7% |
| 7 | PATEL KANIYALAL BHIKHABHAI | IND | 484 | 0.5% |
| 8 | AMIN AJAYKUMAR AMBALAL | IND | 323 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BHAVSAR HARIVADAN MOHANLAL | IND | 300 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RATHOD SURENDRASINH BALWANT SINGH | IND | 288 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PATEL BHAGIRATH MANUBHAI | 208 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | PATEL DAHYABHAI KHODIDAS | IND | 143 | 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
lean4.2%
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%
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159th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.6%INC 33.4%IND 23.3%OTH 5.6%
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?
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