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Gujarat · PC 1 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Kachchh
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
JAT POONAMBEN VELJIBHAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.6%INC 37.9%15 others 11.5%
Votes
2,85,300
50.6% share
Winning margin
71,343
12.7% of votes
Total votes cast
5,64,008
Candidates
17
Seat history
3 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAT POONAMBEN VELJIBHAI | NDA (NDA) | 2,85,300 | 50.6% |
| 2 | DANICHA VALJIBHAI PUNAMCHANDRA | UPA | 2,13,957 | 37.9% |
| 3 | VANZARA HIRABEN DALPATBHAI | IND | 15,881 | 2.8% |
| 4 | SARESA NANJI BHANJIBHAI | IND | 10,763 | 1.9% |
| 5 | NAMORI MOHANBHAI LADHABHAI | 9,519 | 1.7% | |
| 6 | MUNSHI BHURALAL KHIMJIBHAI | IND | 7,626 | 1.4% |
| 7 | MAHESHWARI DHANJIBHAI KARSANBHAI | IND | 4,102 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MANGALIYA LILBAI JIVANBHAI | IND | 3,589 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MAHESHWARI GANGJI DAYABHAI | IND | 2,390 | 0.4% |
| 10 | GOVIND JIVABHAI DAFADA | IND | 1,625 | 0.3% |
| 11 | CHAUHAN MOTILAL DEVJIBHAI | LPSP | 1,593 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BADIYA RAMESH GANGJI | RKSP | 1,501 | 0.3% |
| 13 | KANJI ABHABHAI MAHESHWARI | IND | 1,393 | 0.3% |
| 14 | GARVA ASMAL THAKARSHI | IND | 1,266 | 0.2% |
| 15 | DR. TINA MAGANBHAI PARMAR | BNJD | 1,251 | 0.2% |
| 16 | DUNGARIYA BHARMALBHAI NARANBHAI | 1,196 | 0.2% | |
| 17 | PARMAR MUKESHBHAI MANDANBHAI | IJP | 1,056 | 0.2% |
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.9% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
19th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%INC 37.9%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
Figures are for Kachchh, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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