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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

PABARI JAMNADAS GOKALDAS
IND
IND 53.5%INC 40.8%9 others 5.7%
Votes
24,601
53.5% share
Winning margin
5,852
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.5%
of 96,837

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PABARI JAMNADAS GOKALDAS
IND
24,60153.5%
2
LEELABEN GAURISHANKER TRIVEDI
INC
INC
18,74940.8%
3
POPAT RAMESHKUMAR NATHALAL
IND
7801.7%
4
JANI KIRITKUMAR DAHYALAL
IND
5401.2%
5
CHAVDA VALJI NATHA
IND
4421.0%
6
MANEK KANBHA JESABHA
IND
2430.5%
7
YOGENDRA RAMANLAL VAYDA
DDP
2200.5%
8
SONGARA VALLABH ARJAN
IND
1230.3%
9
LALJI BHOVAN SOLANKI
IND
1160.3%
10
CHANPA ARJAN ALABHAI
IND
1050.2%
11
RAIDEBHAI VERSHIBHAI GADHAVI
IND
650.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
123rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 53.5%INC 40.8%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

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