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Gujarat · PC 16 · 1977
Kapadvanj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
VAGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 58.2%INC 37.2%5 others 4.7%
Votes
1,88,390
58.2% share
Winning margin
67,971
21.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,23,881
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI | Janata Party | 1,88,390 | 58.2% |
| 2 | RATHOD NATVARSINH TAKHATSINH | INC | 1,20,419 | 37.2% |
| 3 | PATEL TRIBHUVANBHAI SHIVABHAI | IND | 7,063 | 2.2% |
| 4 | VANKAR DAHYABHAI RAMABHAI | IND | 3,152 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PATEL SHANKARBHAI UGRABHAI | IND | 2,145 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PARMAR RAISINGBHAI PRATAPSINGH | IND | 1,428 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PRANAMI RASIKLAL VITHALBHAI | IND | 1,284 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 6.5% · max 30.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
5th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.2%INC 37.2%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,745
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,204 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 12.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation54.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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