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Gujarat · PC 8 · 1991
Bhavnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
MAHAVIRSINH HARISINHJI GOHIL
BJP· BJP
BJP 56.6%INC 32.9%20 others 10.4%
Votes
2,15,604
56.6% share
Winning margin
90,203
23.7% of votes
Total votes cast
3,80,650
Candidates
22
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAVIRSINH HARISINHJI GOHIL | BJP | 2,15,604 | 56.6% |
| 2 | DHANAJIBHAI BALADHIYA | INC | 1,25,401 | 32.9% |
| 3 | PRAVINSINHJI JADEJA | Janata Dal | 20,358 | 5.3% |
| 4 | CHAUHAN BALDIPBHAI TISHABHAI | JP | 3,582 | 0.9% |
| 5 | DOKADIYA TARMAHMAD HASAMBHAI | IND | 3,107 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SARVIYA BHOOPATSINGH LADHUBHA | YVP | 2,089 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KASAMBHAI SAIYAD | IND | 1,797 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SUTRIYA TRIKAMBHAI PATEL | ICS(SCS) | 1,667 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KUKREJA LEKHRAJMAL GOKALDAS | MSD | 1,044 | 0.3% |
| 10 | GAUSWAMI SHANTIGIRI M. | IND | 1,017 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BALDANIYA CHHAGANBHAI JERAMBHAI | 923 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | MALI LABHUBHAI (PENDAWALA) | IND | 564 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BAMBHANIYA OGHADBHAI MOTIBHAI | IND | 544 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KALUBHAI PATEL | IND | 519 | 0.1% |
| 15 | DHIRUBHAI CHITHARBHAI BAMBHANIYA | IND | 512 | 0.1% |
| 16 | HASUBHAI TRIVEDI | 348 | 0.1% | |
| 17 | NETARVALA ARJUNBHAI BOGHABHAI | 325 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | MORADIYA TULSIBHAI K. PATEL | IND | 303 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ROSHANBEN BHIKHUBHAI BELIM (W) | IND | 261 | 0.1% |
| 20 | NANAJIBHAI VASHRAMBHAI PATEL | IND | 251 | 0.1% |
| 21 | HUSEN HAMDARD | IND | 244 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KACHARA HARJIBHAI ISHABHAI | IND | 190 | 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 (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.7%
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
BJP 56.6%INC 32.9%JD 5.3%OTH 5.1%
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?
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