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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1972
Morvi
Winner — 1972
MAGANLAL T SOMAIYA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.1%NCO 35.3%2 others 28.5%
Votes
14,443
36.1% share
Winning margin
326
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.5%
of 72,034
Morvi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 326 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAGANLAL T SOMAIYA | Congress (R) | 14,443 | 36.1% |
| 2 | GOKALBHAI DOSABHAI PARMAR | 14,117 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | KANABI GIGAJI AVACHAL | IND | 8,399 | 21.0% |
| 4 | AGHARA LALJIBHAI PITAMBER | Grand Alliance | 3,000 | 7.5% |
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.
Average turnout (103rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.8% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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103rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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101st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.1%NCO 35.3%IND 21.0%BJS 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
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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