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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1972
Godhra
Winner — 1972
SOMALAL N SHIROIA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.3%IND 21.1%4 others 41.6%
Votes
14,378
37.3% share
Winning margin
6,220
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.0%
of 71,414
Godhra is a safe seat — SOMALAL N SHIROIA won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMALAL N SHIROIA | Congress (R) | 14,378 | 37.3% |
| 2 | ABDULLA HAJI BHURA DADI | IND | 8,158 | 21.1% |
| 3 | R K PRUTHVIRAJSINH | IND | 5,799 | 15.0% |
| 4 | JADURAI RAMSHANKER | 5,501 | 14.3% | |
| 5 | SANTKUMAR LAXMILAL JOSHI | Grand Alliance | 3,124 | 8.1% |
| 6 | CHANPAKLAL D DESAI | Grand Alliance | 1,631 | 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.
Average turnout (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.6% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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61st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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67th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%IND 21.1%IND 15.0%NCO 14.3%BJS 8.1%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,745
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,204 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 12.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation54.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
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