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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1972
Shahpur
Winner — 1972
VASUDEV N TRIPATHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.3%IND 20.6%5 others 42.1%
Votes
17,423
37.3% share
Winning margin
7,795
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.5%
of 78,511
Shahpur is a safe seat — VASUDEV N TRIPATHI won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASUDEV N TRIPATHI | Congress (R) | 17,423 | 37.3% |
| 2 | SOMABHAI C DESAI | IND | 9,628 | 20.6% |
| 3 | MOHANLAL ODHAVJI PANCHAL | Grand Alliance | 7,564 | 16.2% |
| 4 | JAYANTILAL PUNJALAL SHAH | 6,150 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | KANTIBHAI K DATANIA | IND | 3,394 | 7.3% |
| 6 | KALUBHAI AHMADBHAI SHAIKH | IND | 1,412 | 3.0% |
| 7 | LILABHAI JUGAJI RABARI | IND | 1,115 | 2.4% |
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 (95th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 2.9% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
95th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
90th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%IND 20.6%BJS 16.2%NCO 13.2%IND 7.3%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,56,268
Density
169 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,423 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.6%
Electricity88.2%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel56.9%
Health insurance50.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Single Ikat weaving🏺Spinning and Cotton Yarn🏷️Tangaliya ShawlGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.