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Gujarat · PC 12 · 2002 by-election
Mehsana
Winner — 2002 by-election
THAKOR PUNJAJI SADAJI
BJP 55.8%INC 44.2%
Votes
4,85,558
55.8% share
Winning margin
1,00,570
11.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,70,546
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKOR PUNJAJI SADAJI | 4,85,558 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | PATEL MANEKLAL MADHAVLAL | 3,84,988 | 44.2% |
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.
Average turnout (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 2.1% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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18th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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24th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.8%INC 44.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%
What's nearby?
23 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BandhaniGI🏺Brass Parts🏺Khambhaliya Shawl🏺Marine & Fisheries/ Dholdara Fish🏺Petrochemcials🏺Salt
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.