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Gujarat · PC 18 · 1991
Godhra
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
VEGHELA SHANKERJI LAXMANJI
BJP· BJP
BJP 65.5%JD(G) 29.4%10 others 5.2%
Votes
2,02,171
65.5% share
Winning margin
1,11,477
36.1% of votes
Total votes cast
3,08,860
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEGHELA SHANKERJI LAXMANJI | BJP | 2,02,171 | 65.5% |
| 2 | PATEL SHANTILAL PURUSHOTTAMDAS | JD(G) | 90,694 | 29.4% |
| 3 | SOLANKI SALAMSINH MANGALSINH | Janata Dal | 8,563 | 2.8% |
| 4 | MAJUMDAS PARSOTTAMDAS KALIDAS | IND | 1,986 | 0.6% |
| 5 | RAO HASMUKHBHAI GANPATLAL | JP | 1,518 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SHAH PRAKASHKUMAR GIRISHKUMAR | IND | 923 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PATEL SANTILAL HIRALAL | IND | 886 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PARMAR GORDHANBHAI SHABHAIBHAI | IND | 544 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PATEL RAMBHAI MANGALBHAI | IND | 504 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KHOKHAR GULAM RASUL SIKANDARBHAI | IND | 450 | 0.1% |
| 11 | JOSHI JAISHANKER BHAYRAM | IND | 410 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHAH VASANTLAL AMBALAL | 211 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.3% · max 55.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
13th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.79
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
6th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.5%JD(G) 29.4%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
Figures are for Panch Mahals, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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