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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1980
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Winner — 1980
DESAI DOLATBHAI NATHUBHAI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.1%JNP(JP) 30.8%2 others 26.1%
Votes
18,810
43.1% share
Winning margin
5,370
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.8%
of 1,01,970
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI DOLATBHAI NATHUBHAI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 18,810 | 43.1% |
| 2 | PATEL KESHAVBHAI RATANJI | JNP(JP) | 13,440 | 30.8% |
| 3 | DESAI SHARADCHANDRA AMARATLAL | BJP | 10,867 | 24.9% |
| 4 | GHANSHYAMBHAI MAGANLAL PATEL | IND | 500 | 1.1% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 5.1% · max 61.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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5th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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18th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.1%JNP(JP) 30.8%BJP 24.9%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,05,678
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,008 km²
SC population2.2%
ST population52.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 5.5%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation47.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.7%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.