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Gujarat · PC 1 · 2014Reserved (SC)

Kachchh

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMASHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 59.5%INC 32.6%4 others 7.9%
Votes
5,62,855
59.5% share
Winning margin
2,54,482
26.9% of votes
Total votes cast
9,46,240
Candidates
6
Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMASHI
NDA (NDA)
5,62,85559.5%
2
DR.DINESH PARMAR
UPA
3,08,37332.6%
3
KAMALBHAI MATANG
21,2302.2%
4
HIRJI PUNJABHAI SIJU
BMUP
21,1062.2%
NOTA
NOTA
16,8791.8%
6
DANICHA GOVINDBHAI PUNAMCHAND
15,7971.7%

Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.9% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
19th of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.5%INC 32.6%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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