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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1972
Alia
Winner — 1972
K P SHAH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.4%IND 25.9%5 others 23.7%
Votes
14,682
50.4% share
Winning margin
7,155
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.2%
of 70,611
Alia is a safe seat — K P SHAH won by 24.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K P SHAH | Congress (R) | 14,682 | 50.4% |
| 2 | P JADEJA RAGHUVIRSINH | IND | 7,527 | 25.9% |
| 3 | HIRA MANJI TADA | Grand Alliance | 3,270 | 11.2% |
| 4 | ABDULLAH JIVABHAI SINDHI | IND | 1,959 | 6.7% |
| 5 | GOVIND KARSAN BHAMBHAI | IND | 710 | 2.4% |
| 6 | HIMMAT LAL P DAVE | 586 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | PITHA DESHA VAGHELA | IND | 382 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
37th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
145th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%IND 25.9%BJS 11.2%IND 6.7%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%
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.