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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1972
Mehsana
Winner — 1972
DAYASHANKAR V TRIVEDI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.1%NCO 26.9%2 others 23.0%
Votes
23,991
50.1% share
Winning margin
11,128
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.9%
of 88,797
Mehsana is a safe seat — DAYASHANKAR V TRIVEDI won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAYASHANKAR V TRIVEDI | Congress (R) | 23,991 | 50.1% |
| 2 | PURUSHOTAMDAS R PATEL | 12,863 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | VIRSANGBHAI VELJIBHAI C | Grand Alliance | 9,727 | 20.3% |
| 4 | KESUBHAI H PATEL | Grand Alliance | 1,304 | 2.7% |
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 (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 3.2% · max 85.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
102nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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137th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%NCO 26.9%BJS 20.3%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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