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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Vadgam
Winner — 1962
HIRABHAI SAMABHAI PARMAR
INC· INC
INC 63.7%SWA 26.8%1 others 9.5%
Votes
17,669
63.6% share
Winning margin
10,219
36.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
40.9%
of 67,847
Vadgam is a safe seat — HIRABHAI SAMABHAI PARMAR won by 36.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIRABHAI SAMABHAI PARMAR | INC | 17,669 | 63.6% |
| 2 | MAKWANA PIRAMBER JIVABHAI | Swatantra Party | 7,450 | 26.8% |
| 3 | GALJIBHAI KALABHAI PARMER | REP | 2,640 | 9.5% |
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.
Low turnout (146th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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146th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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122nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.6%SWA 26.8%REP 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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