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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 93 · 2009 by-elections

Sami

Winner — 2009 by-elections

R.B.Dahyabhai
BJP 57.2%INC 34.8%9 others 7.9%
Votes
61,414
57.2% share
Winning margin
24,032
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
11

Sami is a safe seat — R.B.Dahyabhai won by 22.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.B.Dahyabhai
61,41457.2%
2
D.A.Thakor
37,38234.8%
3
S.A.Valibhai
IND
3,5633.3%
4
V.G.Vasrambhai
IND
1,7181.6%
5
S.D.Amthabhai
1,2211.1%
6
R.V.Rabhabhai
IND
6520.6%
7
K.B.Maheswari
IND
4590.4%
8
R.J.Ratnabhai
IND
2950.3%
9
P.B.Dahyabhai
IND
2320.2%
10
B.J.Sujatkhan
IND
2090.2%
11
B.N.Natvarlal
IND
1730.2%

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.

Average turnout (100th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.3% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
100th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
39th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.2%INC 34.8%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry
Fort together with the inside building

Fort together with the inside building

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort together with the inside building

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Old Mosque (Jami Masjid)

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Mosque (Jami Masjid)

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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