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Gujarat · PC 8 · 1984
Bhavnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
GOHIL GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI
INC· INC
INC 37.6%JNP 34.5%11 others 27.9%
Votes
1,32,444
37.6% share
Winning margin
10,995
3.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,51,914
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOHIL GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI | INC | 1,32,444 | 37.6% |
| 2 | MEHTA PRASANNVADAN MANILAL | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,21,449 | 34.5% |
| 3 | MAKWANA MEGHJI MAVJI | IND | 63,451 | 18.0% |
| 4 | BARAIYA ODHABHAI MADHA | IND | 8,205 | 2.3% |
| 5 | DOKADIYA TARMAMAD HASAMBHAI | IND | 6,489 | 1.8% |
| 6 | PARMAR TRIKAMBHAI SAMATSINH | IND | 5,590 | 1.6% |
| 7 | KALVATAR IBRAHIMBHAI NATHABHAI (HANDLE) | IND | 2,824 | 0.8% |
| 8 | KHOKHANI KALUBHAI DAYABHAI | IND | 2,749 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RATHOD RAMAJIBHAI ALJIBHAI | IND | 2,221 | 0.6% |
| 10 | MAVANI BIPINCHANDRA AMRUTLAL | 1,715 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | DHAMELIYA NAGJIBHAI MEGHAJIBHAI | IND | 1,621 | 0.5% |
| 12 | HUSEN HAMDARD | IND | 1,618 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SOLANKI LALAMJI LIMBAJI | IND | 1,538 | 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 (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.2% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
20th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
15th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%JNP 34.5%IND 18.0%OTH 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
36 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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