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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2009 by-elections
Dehgam
Winner — 2009 by-elections
J,D,Chavhan
BJP 50.0%INC 42.1%8 others 7.9%
Votes
60,081
50.0% share
Winning margin
9,467
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J,D,Chavhan | 60,081 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Dr.C.I.Chavda | 50,614 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | S.D.Mohanbhai | IND | 4,717 | 3.9% |
| 4 | S.S.Kamruddin | IND | 2,085 | 1.7% |
| 5 | A.P.Keshavlal | IND | 870 | 0.7% |
| 6 | S.N.Bhikhumiya | IND | 576 | 0.5% |
| 7 | S.B.Ujagabwal | IND | 352 | 0.3% |
| 8 | B.K.Rabari | IND | 343 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Dr.G.M.Varubhai | IND | 320 | 0.3% |
| 10 | B.J.Somabhai | IND | 188 | 0.2% |
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
lean7.9%
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
7 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.0%INC 42.1%OTH 7.9%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.