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Gujarat · PC 14 · 1984

Banaskantha

Winner — Lok Sabha 1984

B.K.GADHVI
INC· INC
INC 47.5%JNP 40.4%7 others 12.1%
Votes
1,82,674
47.5% share
Winning margin
27,283
7.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,84,786
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.K.GADHVI
INC
1,82,67447.5%
2
CHAVDA HARISINHJI PRATAPSINHJI
Janata / Lok Dal
1,55,39140.4%
3
CHAUDHARY ABDUL HAMID IBRAHIM
IND
29,9707.8%
4
JADAV SURAJMAL GANESHJI
IND
6,3131.6%
5
THAKOR ANILKUMAR DEVEN SARBHAI
IND
3,7641.0%
6
LALABHAI PITAMBARBHAI
IND
2,2320.6%
7
MAJIRANA BHOPAJI ASHAJI
IND
1,5010.4%
8
MODI CHANDULAL VITHALDAS (RATHOD)
IND
1,4900.4%
9
PATEL JAYANTILAL JESHINGHBHAI
1,4510.4%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.1%
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 47.5%JNP 40.4%IND 7.8%OTH 4.4%

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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