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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1967
Palanpur
Winner — 1967
A.C. MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 45.0%SWA 41.2%5 others 13.8%
Votes
14,946
45.0% share
Winning margin
1,282
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.0%
of 58,216
A closely fought contest. A.C. MEHTA won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.C. MEHTA | INC | 14,946 | 45.0% |
| 2 | R.A. PATEL | Swatantra Party | 13,664 | 41.1% |
| 3 | C.M. JAIN | IND | 2,089 | 6.3% |
| 4 | U.M. PANCHAL | IND | 1,067 | 3.2% |
| 5 | B.M. JAGIRDAR | Samyukta Socialist Party | 639 | 1.9% |
| 6 | K.N. NAAGORI | IND | 484 | 1.5% |
| 7 | G.I. PATEL | IND | 315 | 0.9% |
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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.5% · max 52.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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21st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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175th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%SWA 41.1%IND 6.3%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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