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Gujarat · PC 14 · 1980

Banaskantha

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

BHERAVDAN KHETDANJI GADHAVI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 60.6%JNP 31.1%2 others 8.3%
Votes
1,84,057
60.6% share
Winning margin
89,487
29.4% of votes
Total votes cast
3,03,816
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHERAVDAN KHETDANJI GADHAVI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
1,84,05760.6%
2
ACHHVA KASAMBHAI MAHMADBHAI
Janata / Lok Dal
94,57031.1%
3
SHAH SUKETU JAYANTILAL
JNP(S)
15,6255.1%
4
PREMUBHAI NARAYANLAL TRIVEDI
IND
9,5643.1%

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 (25th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.1% · max 44.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
25th of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.6%JNP 31.1%JNP(S) 5.1%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%

Figures are for Amreli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Peanut Based Products
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Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo (Mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo (Mound)

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Ancient Site, Venivadar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

Fresco on the wall of Kashivisvanath temple

Fresco on the wall of Kashivisvanath temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Fresco on the wall of Kashivisvanath temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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