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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1967
Bhavnagar
Winner — 1967
P. SHAH
INC· INC
INC 37.8%IND 28.6%4 others 33.6%
Votes
14,580
37.8% share
Winning margin
3,551
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.0%
of 66,538
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. SHAH | INC | 14,580 | 37.8% |
| 2 | S. MEHTA | IND | 11,029 | 28.6% |
| 3 | V. P. DESAI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,854 | 12.6% |
| 4 | P. R. MEHTA | IND | 4,041 | 10.5% |
| 5 | R. PATEL | Praja Socialist Party | 2,440 | 6.3% |
| 6 | M. H. PANANI | IND | 1,623 | 4.2% |
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 (176th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 1.3% · max 57.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
176th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
176th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.8%IND 28.6%BJS 12.6%IND 10.5%PSP 6.3%OTH 4.2%
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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