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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1962
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Winner — 1962
BHANUBEN MANUBHAI PATEL
INC· INC
INC 48.8%SWA 46.0%2 others 5.3%
Votes
18,297
48.8% share
Winning margin
1,056
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.4%
of 60,078
A closely fought contest. BHANUBEN MANUBHAI PATEL won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANUBEN MANUBHAI PATEL | INC | 18,297 | 48.8% |
| 2 | GIRIRAJKUMARI GOVINDSINH MAHIDA | Swatantra Party | 17,241 | 46.0% |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRARAO NARAYANRAO PURANDARE | 1,398 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | BABUBHAI CHUNIBHAI AMIN | Praja Socialist Party | 574 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (70th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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70th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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28th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%SWA 46.0%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
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