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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1980 by-elections
Baroda City
Winner — 1980 by-elections
M.DESAI
BJP 51.9%INC(I) 35.1%5 others 12.9%
Votes
27,146
52.0% share
Winning margin
8,798
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Baroda City was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 8,798 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.DESAI | 27,146 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | A.A.SHAH |  INC(I) | 18,348 | 0.0% |
| 3 | B.P.VARDHAJI | JNP(JP) | 5,335 | 0.0% |
| 4 | K.S.BHAGWANDAS | 1,003 | 0.0% | |
| 5 | P.A.AMDUMIYA | IND | 206 | 0.0% |
| 6 | G.SWAMI | IND | 124 | 0.0% |
| 7 | M.S.PATEL | IND | 94 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 2.3% · max 63.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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34th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
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121st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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100th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%
What's nearby?
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