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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1980
Deesa
Winner — 1980
DESAI MOHANBHAI VISABHAI
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 49.0%INC(I) 46.2%3 others 4.8%
Votes
19,493
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,133
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.3%
of 79,153
A closely fought contest. DESAI MOHANBHAI VISABHAI won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI MOHANBHAI VISABHAI | JNP(JP) | 19,493 | 49.0% |
| 2 | VAGHELA LILADHAR KHODAJI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 18,360 | 46.1% |
| 3 | PATEL JYANTILAL JESINGLAL | IND | 902 | 2.3% |
| 4 | G. G. MAHETA | IND | 650 | 1.6% |
| 5 | MAJIRANA BHUPAJI ASHAJI | IND | 375 | 0.9% |
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 (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 24.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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80th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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83rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 49.0%INC(I) 46.1%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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