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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Songadh
Winner — 1985
GAMIT VASANJIBHAI GANJIBHAI
INC· INC
INC 75.4%JNP 18.4%2 others 6.2%
Votes
17,931
75.4% share
Winning margin
13,565
57.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
25.4%
of 93,732
Songadh is a safe seat — GAMIT VASANJIBHAI GANJIBHAI won by 57.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAMIT VASANJIBHAI GANJIBHAI | INC | 17,931 | 75.4% |
| 2 | VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIABHAI | Janata | 4,366 | 18.4% |
| 3 | VASAVA MANJIBHAI FULJIBHAI | Left | 1,182 | 5.0% |
| 4 | CHAUDHARI RAMANBHAI CHHAGANBHAI | 291 | 1.2% |
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.
Low turnout (149th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe57.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.6% · min 1.5% · max 57.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
149th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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182nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 75.4%JNP 18.4%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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