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Gujarat · PC 8 · 1962
Banaskantha
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
JOHARABEN AKABARBHAI CHAVADA
INC· INC
INC 57.2%SWA 30.1%2 others 12.7%
Votes
1,15,931
57.2% share
Winning margin
54,956
27.1% of votes
Total votes cast
2,02,556
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHARABEN AKABARBHAI CHAVADA | INC | 1,15,931 | 57.2% |
| 2 | KANHAIYALAL BHABHUTBHAI MEHTA | Swatantra Party | 60,975 | 30.1% |
| 3 | MOTISINH BAHADURSINH THAKORE | 13,364 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | MAGANLAL HIRJI VYAS | 12,286 | 6.1% |
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.
Average turnout (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.2% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
20th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
15th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.2%SWA 30.1%BJS 6.6%HMS 6.1%
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%
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?
36 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Achyut Bibi¦s Masjid & Tomb, Dudheshwar
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Bhadra Tower beside Bhadrakali Temple, Bhadra
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.