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Gujarat · PC 13 · 1971

Banaskantha

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

POPATLAL M. JOSHI
INC· INC
INC 52.8%NCO 42.1%2 others 5.1%
Votes
1,16,352
52.8% share
Winning margin
23,407
10.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,20,560
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
POPATLAL M. JOSHI
INC
1,16,35252.8%
2
S. K. PATIL
92,94542.1%
3
MURADKHAN AJAMKHAN CHAVDA
IND
6,4672.9%
4
JIABHAI KARIMAD MAREDIA
IND
4,7962.2%

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
lean
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.1% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
15th of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.8%NCO 42.1%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry

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