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Gujarat · PC 8 · 1996
Bhavnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.7%IND 32.9%31 others 32.4%
Votes
1,49,177
34.7% share
Winning margin
7,771
1.8% of votes
Total votes cast
4,29,639
Candidates
33
Seat history
All Candidates
33 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA | BJP | 1,49,177 | 34.7% |
| 2 | PURSHOTTAM ODHAVJI SOLANKI | IND | 1,41,406 | 32.9% |
| 3 | GOHIL DILIPSINH AJITSINH | INC | 1,02,212 | 23.8% |
| 4 | MOHANBHAI D. PATEL | United Front | 5,649 | 1.3% |
| 5 | CHAUHAN BACHUBHAI ARJAN | 5,597 | 1.3% | |
| 6 | ARYADUT MANUBHAI | IND | 2,936 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ANANTSINH PRABHATSINH SOLANKI | IND | 1,844 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AHIR HAMUBHAI UNADBHAI | IND | 1,700 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KASAMBHAI SAIYAD | IND | 1,538 | 0.4% |
| 10 | JJ ZALA | IND | 1,534 | 0.4% |
| 11 | LATTABEN ASHOKKUMAR SHUKLA | IND | 1,459 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MEHTA SURESHCHANDRA NATWARLAL | IND | 1,390 | 0.3% |
| 13 | HARSHAD MAKWANA | IND | 1,375 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RATHOD NATUBHAI SAMJIBHAI | IND | 1,326 | 0.3% |
| 15 | TARMAMAD DOKADIYA | IND | 1,094 | 0.3% |
| 16 | VAGHANI JIVRAJ MANJIBHAI | IND | 848 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAMESH MATHURBHAI BARAIYA | IND | 838 | 0.2% |
| 18 | DINESHKUMAR DAMJIBHAI PIPALIYA | IND | 794 | 0.2% |
| 19 | MANJIBHAI JIVABHAI NAVADIYA | IND | 685 | 0.2% |
| 20 | SANT RAMDASJI GURUSUNDARDASJI | IND | 662 | 0.1% |
| 21 | CHINMAY PATEL | ABJS | 657 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KUKAREJA LEKHRAJ GOKALDAS | IND | 648 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ARJUN B. NETARWALA | 584 | 0.1% | |
| 24 | BABARIA HAMIRBHAI DEHABHAI | IND | 488 | 0.1% |
| 25 | DILIP B. CHAUHAN | IND | 486 | 0.1% |
| 26 | PATEL LALLUBHAI VALLABBHAI | IND | 456 | 0.1% |
| 27 | CHHAGANBHAI KESHAVBHAI PATEL | IND | 433 | 0.1% |
| 28 | BHUPATBHAI FAKIWALA | IND | 424 | 0.1% |
| 29 | KABIR MANHARDAS ISHVARDAS | IND | 423 | 0.1% |
| 30 | USAMAN MANSURI | IND | 402 | 0.1% |
| 31 | MAVJIBHAI BHIKHABHAI DOOLERA | IND | 230 | 0.1% |
| 32 | MAKWANA NIRANJAN KANJIBHAI | IND | 208 | 0.1% |
| 33 | BANSIMAL MULANI RAILWAYWALA | IND | 136 | 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 (20th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.2% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
20th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
15th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.7%IND 32.9%INC 23.8%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
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