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Gujarat · PC 26 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Bulsar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MANIBHAI RAMJIBHAI CHAUDHARI
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.3%INC 47.2%7 others 5.5%
Votes
1,98,531
47.3% share
Winning margin
368
0.1% of votes
Total votes cast
4,19,776
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIBHAI RAMJIBHAI CHAUDHARI | BJP | 1,98,531 | 47.3% |
| 2 | UTTAMBHAI HARJIBHAI PATEL | INC | 1,98,163 | 47.2% |
| 3 | THORAT SOMABHAI DHAKALBHAI | IND | 5,725 | 1.4% |
| 4 | PATEL AMBELAL LAXMANBHAI | 5,424 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | PATEL ASHOKBHAI RAMANBHAI | IND | 3,971 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ARUNABEN GHAMBHIRBHAI PATEL | United Front | 3,941 | 0.9% |
| 7 | CHHOTUBHAI J. PATEL | IND | 1,676 | 0.4% |
| 8 | PATEL NAGINBHAI DEVABHAI | AIIC(T) | 1,608 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PATEL JAYSINHBHAI BABARBHAI | IND | 737 | 0.2% |
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 (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.1% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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1st of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
18th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%INC 47.2%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,05,678
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,008 km²
SC population2.2%
ST population52.9%
Figures are for Valsad, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 5.5%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation47.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.7%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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