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Gujarat · PC 4 · 1977
Rajkot
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
PATEL KESHUBHAI SAVDASBHAI
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 46.9%INC 41.8%5 others 11.3%
Votes
1,43,051
46.9% share
Winning margin
15,801
5.2% of votes
Total votes cast
3,04,784
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL KESHUBHAI SAVDASBHAI | Janata Party | 1,43,051 | 46.9% |
| 2 | ARVINDKUMAR MOHANLAL PATEL | INC | 1,27,250 | 41.8% |
| 3 | KANABHAI LAXMANBHAI AHIR | IND | 23,577 | 7.7% |
| 4 | N. S. CHAVDA | IND | 5,411 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SEJPAL AMRITLAL GOKALDAS | IND | 2,180 | 0.7% |
| 6 | MANKAD HARILAL AMRITLAL | IND | 2,037 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BHAIYA ISABHAI JUMABHAI | IND | 1,278 | 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.
Average turnout (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 3.2% · max 53.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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9th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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23rd of 26How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.9%INC 41.8%IND 7.7%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%
Figures are for Mahesana, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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