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Gujarat · PC 14 · 1989

Banaskantha

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

SHAH JAYANTILAL VIRCHANDBHAI
JD· National Front
JD 70.1%INC 25.4%11 others 4.5%
Votes
3,92,636
70.1% share
Winning margin
2,50,251
44.7% of votes
Total votes cast
5,60,227
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAH JAYANTILAL VIRCHANDBHAI
National Front
3,92,63670.1%
2
GADHVI B.K.
INC
1,42,38525.4%
3
DHUKKA UMERBHAI GUO RASUL
IND
13,1222.3%
4
DHULIA SARDARBHAI HIRABHAI
JNP(JP)
2,5730.5%
5
JOSHI JAYDEVBHAI BALASHANKAR
IND
2,2410.4%
6
THAKKAR KISHOR KUMAR KANTILAL
IND
2,0010.4%
7
SONI PREMRAJ MADAN LAL
IND
1,3670.2%
8
KELA HARICHANDRA BHAGCHANDRA
1,0620.2%
9
CHAVDA MAHAMADALI DOSMAHAMAD
IND
7770.1%
10
SHAH VIJAYKUMAR BABULAL
IND
6300.1%
11
VARIYA JAYANTILAL SAVJIBHAI
IND
5750.1%
12
BHATI SURESHKUMAR KHUSHALJI
IND
4510.1%
13
MAKWANA BHOPAJI ASHAJI
IND
4070.1%

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
44.7%
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
JD 70.1%INC 25.4%OTH 4.5%

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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