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Gujarat · PC 7 · 1971
Bhavnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
PRASANWVADAN MANILAL MEHTA
NCO 48.7%INC 39.7%5 others 11.6%
Votes
1,02,173
48.7% share
Winning margin
18,978
9.1% of votes
Total votes cast
2,09,706
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRASANWVADAN MANILAL MEHTA | 1,02,173 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | JASHVANT MEHTA | INC | 83,195 | 39.7% |
| 3 | NURMOHMED HAJI ISMAL KAPASIYAWALA | IND | 9,560 | 4.6% |
| 4 | NATHABHAI NARANDAS BABHANIA | IND | 7,377 | 3.5% |
| 5 | NAGARDAS MEHTA | IND | 3,719 | 1.8% |
| 6 | KANU THAKKAR | Grand Alliance | 2,357 | 1.1% |
| 7 | LAXMIBEN MADHAVJI DHAMAL | RPK | 1,325 | 0.6% |
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
safe9.1%
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
NCO 48.7%INC 39.7%OTH 11.6%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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