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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2007
Dehgam
Winner — 2007
THAKOR JAGDISHBHAI MOTIJI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.7%BJP 45.1%4 others 8.1%
Votes
52,204
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,783
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,73,032
Dehgam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,783 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKOR JAGDISHBHAI MOTIJI | INC (UPA) | 52,204 | 46.7% |
| 2 | CHAUHAN KALYANSINH DEHARSINH | NDA | 50,421 | 45.1% |
| 3 | SHAH ASHOKBHAI SOMCHAND | IND | 4,621 | 4.1% |
| 4 | RATHOD BHUPENDRASINH KHUMANSINH | BSP | 2,088 | 1.9% |
| 5 | BAROT URMILABEN ASHVINKUMAR | IND | 1,716 | 1.5% |
| 6 | THAKOR LAXMIBEN JIVAJI | ABHM | 677 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.6% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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36th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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159th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%BJP 45.1%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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