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Gujarat · PC 1 · 1996
Kutch
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 62.7%INC 29.7%18 others 7.6%
Votes
1,93,549
62.7% share
Winning margin
1,01,972
33.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,08,543
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | BJP | 1,93,549 | 62.7% |
| 2 | DINESH TRIVEDI | INC | 91,577 | 29.7% |
| 3 | PADHIYAR HAJI JAKAB BAVA | IND | 5,290 | 1.7% |
| 4 | PARMAR BABULAL VASANBHAI | IND | 3,285 | 1.1% |
| 5 | JOSAB HUSEN SAMA | United Front | 3,186 | 1.0% |
| 6 | PATEL BHARATKUMAR MANJI | IND | 2,360 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JOSHI KHARASHANKAR VITHALDAS | AIIC(T) | 2,343 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SHAH PARESH VRAJLAL | IND | 962 | 0.3% |
| 9 | K.K. THAKKAR (ENGINEER) | United Front | 895 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHIVJIBHAI RAMJIBHAI SORATHIYA | 795 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | JAYANTILAL GOVINDJI THAKKAR | IND | 745 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KAMALKANT KANTILAL BHATT | ICS | 675 | 0.2% |
| 13 | PANDYA PRABHULAL AMRUTLAL | IND | 578 | 0.2% |
| 14 | VIRBHAN ACHRA | IND | 430 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KARAMSI VELJIBHAI MOTHARIA | IND | 381 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ASHOK SOLANKI | IND | 368 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KHEMCHAND BUDHARAM | IND | 355 | 0.1% |
| 18 | MEMAN IBRAHIM LALMAMAD | IND | 336 | 0.1% |
| 19 | KAPDI PREMJI RAMJI BHAI | 303 | 0.1% | |
| 20 | HARIBHAI NARAN VARCHAND | IND | 130 | 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.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.9% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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19th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 62.7%INC 29.7%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
Figures are for Kachchh, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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