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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1985 by-elections

Sayajiganj

Winner — 1985 by-elections

J.SINGH
IND
IND 48.6%INC 35.6%7 others 15.8%
Votes
31,274
48.6% share
Winning margin
8,365
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9

Sayajiganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 8,365 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.SINGH
IND
31,2740.0%
2
P.C.SHIRISHBHAI
22,9090.0%
3
P.R.HARIBHAI
5,1820.0%
4
J.B.DAYABHAI
IND
3,2020.0%
5
M.B.PURUSHOTAMBHAI
IND
9250.0%
6
G.G.PARADKAR
IND
3310.0%
7
P.V.HARIBHAI
IND
2300.0%
8
D.D.PRATAPSINH
IND
1930.0%
9
S.T.DHANJIBHAI
IND
860.0%

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 (14th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.8% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
14th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
51st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,90,297
Density
210 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,817 km²
SC population1.5%
ST population81.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.9%
Electricity83.5%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Children underweight (under 5)52.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.9%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance51.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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