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Gujarat · PC 16 · 1996
Kapadvanj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJI
BJP· BJP
BJP 56.6%INC 29.0%16 others 14.4%
Votes
1,72,476
56.6% share
Winning margin
83,937
27.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,04,800
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJI | BJP | 1,72,476 | 56.6% |
| 2 | CHAUHAN FULSINH VAJESIGH | INC | 88,539 | 29.1% |
| 3 | RAMSIHJI RUPSIHJI SOLANKI | IND | 27,106 | 8.9% |
| 4 | THAKOR BABARJI ABHUJI | IND | 2,473 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PATEL NAVNITHBHAI ARJANBHAI | IND | 2,397 | 0.8% |
| 6 | PATHAN MAHAMAD AAGHAKHAN ABDULAKHAN | IND | 1,820 | 0.6% |
| 7 | DARJI CHIMANLAL KISHORBHAI (DHANSURWALA) | IND | 1,788 | 0.6% |
| 8 | THAKOR SHIVSINH NATHUSINH | AIIC(T) | 1,324 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PATEL KESHAVLAL KUBERDAS | United Front | 1,174 | 0.4% |
| 10 | R.K. THAPA | 1,136 | 0.4% | |
| 11 | PARMAR RAMESHBHAI KHUSHALBHAI | 1,054 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | RAJPUT CHANDRASINH SAJJANSINH | IND | 674 | 0.2% |
| 13 | CHAUHAN GIRIVATSINH HIMATSINH | IND | 598 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MEHTA YOGESH TRIBHOVANDAS | IND | 523 | 0.2% |
| 15 | DABHI DILIPSINH AMBALAL | IND | 512 | 0.2% |
| 16 | PRAJAPATI JAYANTIBHAI PARSHOTAMDAS | IND | 474 | 0.2% |
| 17 | PATEL KANUBHAI CHHAGANBHAI | IND | 409 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SOLANKI MANAJI PUNJAJI | IND | 323 | 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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 6.5% · max 30.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
5th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.6%INC 29.1%IND 8.9%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,745
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,204 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 12.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation54.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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