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Gujarat · PC 16 · 1980
Kapadvanj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
SOLANKI NATAVARSINHJI KESARISINHJI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.2%JNP 38.6%3 others 8.2%
Votes
1,82,274
53.2% share
Winning margin
50,096
14.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,42,441
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOLANKI NATAVARSINHJI KESARISINHJI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,82,274 | 53.2% |
| 2 | VAGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,32,178 | 38.6% |
| 3 | PATEL SHANKARBHAI DEVJIBHAI | JNP(S) | 20,984 | 6.1% |
| 4 | SHAH JAYANTILAL AMBALAL | IND | 3,877 | 1.1% |
| 5 | ZALA KANSINH SARDARSINH | IND | 3,128 | 0.9% |
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
lean14.6%
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
INC(I) 53.2%JNP 38.6%JNP(S) 6.1%OTH 2.0%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.