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Gujarat · PC 11 · 1989
Gandhinagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
VEGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI
BJP· BJP
BJP 66.2%INC 30.3%17 others 3.5%
Votes
4,95,383
66.2% share
Winning margin
2,68,492
35.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,48,118
Candidates
19
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI | BJP | 4,95,383 | 66.2% |
| 2 | KOKILA VAYAS | INC | 2,26,891 | 30.3% |
| 3 | NILAMBEN RAJNIKANT | DMM | 10,181 | 1.4% |
| 4 | PRADYOTKUMAR KRIPASHANKAR PANDIT | IND | 2,928 | 0.4% |
| 5 | VANOL MANGANBHAI KALIDAS | RPK | 1,792 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PANDYA KAMLESHBHAI BALKRISHAN | 1,659 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | PANDY PARDUMANBHAI DAHYABHAI | GJP | 1,577 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NAGINBHAI DANTANI (DEVIPUTRA) | IND | 1,240 | 0.2% |
| 9 | B.H.YADAV | IND | 1,097 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DAHYABHAI MOHANLAL PATEL | IND | 783 | 0.1% |
| 11 | UMEDBHAI CHHOTABHAI PATEL | IND | 755 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BIHARILAL CHUNILAL SHARMA | 721 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | PATHAN MOHMAD YUSUF MOHMAD SIDIQ | IND | 693 | 0.1% |
| 14 | THAKORE RAMESHBHAI KARSHANJI | IND | 639 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K.P.VORA | IND | 596 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHAIKH MOHMAD SHAKIL JANMOHMAD | IND | 379 | 0.1% |
| 17 | PATHAN SHAIFULLA RAHMADKHAN | IND | 292 | 0.0% |
| 18 | PATEL RAMANLAL VITHALDAS | IND | 279 | 0.0% |
| 19 | VYAS MANHARKUMAR RAMNIKLAL | IND | 233 | 0.0% |
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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.8% · min 0.5% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
24th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.86
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
14th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 66.2%INC 30.3%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
Figures are for Rajkot, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
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