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Gujarat · PC 13 · 1967
Banaskantha
Winner — Lok Sabha 1967
M. AMERSEY
SWA· Jan Sangh-led
SWA 47.9%INC 45.9%1 others 6.2%
Votes
1,10,028
47.9% share
Winning margin
4,407
1.9% of votes
Total votes cast
2,29,914
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. AMERSEY | Jan Sangh-led | 1,10,028 | 47.9% |
| 2 | G.G. MEHTA | INC | 1,05,621 | 45.9% |
| 3 | J.K. DESAI | IND | 14,265 | 6.2% |
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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
15th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 47.9%INC 45.9%IND 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
31 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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