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Gujarat · PC 18 · 1996
Godhra
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
PATEL SHANTILAL PARSOTAMDAS
INC· INC
INC 47.7%BJP 46.7%13 others 5.6%
Votes
1,52,586
47.7% share
Winning margin
3,228
1.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,19,800
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL SHANTILAL PARSOTAMDAS | INC | 1,52,586 | 47.7% |
| 2 | VAGHELA SHANKARSINH LAXMANSINH | BJP | 1,49,358 | 46.7% |
| 3 | OZA MADHUKANT MANILAL | IND | 2,686 | 0.8% |
| 4 | GADHAVI GOKULBHAI DEBHABHAI | IND | 2,629 | 0.8% |
| 5 | AMDAVADWALA HASIM FAKHRUDDIN | IND | 2,412 | 0.8% |
| 6 | PATEL GHANSHYAMBHAI SAKHIDAS | IND | 1,919 | 0.6% |
| 7 | CHAUDHARY DHARMISTHABEN NARESHBHAI | 1,594 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | GAURISHANKAR MULSHANKAR JOSHI | IND | 1,511 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GHANSHYAM POHUMAL KALWANI | IND | 1,366 | 0.4% |
| 10 | PARMAR KALUBHAI BHAVJIBHAI | IND | 1,148 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SOLANKI ADESINH GALSINH | IND | 757 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PATEL BHULABHAI NARANBHAI | AIIC(T) | 635 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHAIKH A. LATIF A. HUSEN | 445 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | PATEL SUMITRABEN HARIDAS | IND | 432 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PATEL JAYENDRAKUMAR HIRABHAI | IND | 322 | 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
safe1.0%
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
INC 47.7%BJP 46.7%OTH 5.6%
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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