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Gujarat · PC 7 · 1962
Bhavnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
JASHVANTRAI NANUBHAI MEHTA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 48.8%INC 43.9%1 others 7.3%
Votes
98,099
48.8% share
Winning margin
9,874
4.9% of votes
Total votes cast
2,01,098
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASHVANTRAI NANUBHAI MEHTA | Praja Socialist Party | 98,099 | 48.8% |
| 2 | JADAVJI KESHAVJI MODI | INC | 88,225 | 43.9% |
| 3 | BHANUMATI DAHYABHAI PATEL | Swatantra Party | 14,774 | 7.3% |
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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 0.4% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
22nd of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.85
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
25th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 48.8%INC 43.9%SWA 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
Figures are for Ahmadabad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
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