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Gujarat · PC 11 · 1996
Gandhinagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
ATALBIHARI VAJAPAYEE
BJP· BJP
BJP 66.4%INC 27.6%30 others 6.0%
Votes
3,23,583
66.4% share
Winning margin
1,88,872
38.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,87,496
Candidates
32
Seat history
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATALBIHARI VAJAPAYEE | BJP | 3,23,583 | 66.4% |
| 2 | POPATLAL V. PATEL | INC | 1,34,711 | 27.6% |
| 3 | PATNI LAXMANBHAI FULJIBHAI | AIIC(T) | 3,621 | 0.7% |
| 4 | DINESH SHAH | RSRP | 3,477 | 0.7% |
| 5 | PANDYA YOGESHBHAI RAMANBHAI | United Front | 2,432 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KANANI PURUSHOTTAMBHAI DEVJIBHAI (PATEL) | ABJS | 1,736 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SANJAY MAGANBHAI BAROT | IND | 1,708 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BABUBHAI GALUBHAI PATNI | 1,677 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | PATEL ARVINDBHAI UMEDBHAI | BHJS | 1,627 | 0.3% |
| 10 | YADAV RAMPRASHAD SHANTILAL | United Front | 1,445 | 0.3% |
| 11 | NATVARBHAI THAKOR | IND | 1,430 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SHAIKH IKBAL ABDULHUQ | IND | 955 | 0.2% |
| 13 | R.R. PRAJAPATI | 898 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | NAYANA BHATT | IND | 892 | 0.2% |
| 15 | THAKOR FULSING JUGATSINH | IND | 698 | 0.1% |
| 16 | FARIDABANU JAHANGIRKHAN PATHAN | IND | 663 | 0.1% |
| 17 | JAYANTIBHAI MANGALBHAI PARMAR | IND | 613 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DIPAKKUMAR PURUSHOTTAMDAS BRAHAMANIYA | IND | 582 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PATEL RATILAL CHUNILAL | IND | 546 | 0.1% |
| 20 | BHARATKUMAR RASIKLAL SHAH | IND | 525 | 0.1% |
| 21 | THAKOR RAMCHANDRA NARAYANJI | IND | 474 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SunilBhai Shah | IND | 466 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RANA GHANSHAYAMSINH BHARTHUSINH | MSS | 434 | 0.1% |
| 24 | GUPTA PRAHALADBHAI RATILAL | IND | 353 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RATHI DINESH KISHANLAL | IND | 353 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MODI KIRTIKUMAR DASHARATHLAL | IND | 326 | 0.1% |
| 27 | PANDYA PRADHUMAN DAHYABHAI | GJJP | 266 | 0.1% |
| 28 | SANGHVI PRAVINCHANDRA JIVANLAL | IND | 247 | 0.1% |
| 29 | SURESHCHANDRA LALJIBHAI PATEL | IND | 240 | 0.1% |
| 30 | DABHI SHIVUBHA JAWANSING | IND | 225 | 0.1% |
| 31 | MARCHANT JAGDEEPBHAI ARVINDBHAI | IND | 204 | 0.0% |
| 32 | TIWARI KESARBEN MANOJBHAI | IND | 162 | 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
safe38.7%
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 66.4%INC 27.6%OTH 6.0%
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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