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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1972
Sami
Winner — 1972
KARASANBHAI H CHAUDHARI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.6%BJS 34.2%3 others 29.2%
Votes
17,973
36.6% share
Winning margin
1,208
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.6%
of 73,680
A closely fought contest. KARASANBHAI H CHAUDHARI won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARASANBHAI H CHAUDHARI | Congress (R) | 17,973 | 36.6% |
| 2 | CUDDAJI RAMSANJI THAKORE | Grand Alliance | 16,765 | 34.2% |
| 3 | HARGOVANBHAI D THAKKER | Grand Alliance | 7,152 | 14.6% |
| 4 | CHINUBHAI D SHAH | IND | 6,502 | 13.3% |
| 5 | HAJABHAI MAVABHAI KOLI | IND | 675 | 1.4% |
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 (113th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.1% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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113th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
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119th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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63rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.6%BJS 34.2%SWA 14.6%IND 13.3%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,85,449
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,316 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Muslim 5.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.1%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation57.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance42.1%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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