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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Chikhli

Winner — 1962

BHULABHAI NARANBHAI PATEL
INC· INC
INC 43.7%PSP 37.3%2 others 19.0%
Votes
15,081
43.7% share
Winning margin
2,217
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.2%
of 67,373

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHULABHAI NARANBHAI PATEL
INC
15,08143.7%
2
LIMAJIBHAI LALBHAI PATEL
Praja Socialist Party
12,86437.3%
3
BHIKHABHAI MAWAJIBHAI PATEL
Swatantra Party
5,01414.5%
4
KALIDAS SURAJBHAI PATEL
IND
1,5344.5%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 1.7% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
2nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
73rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.7%PSP 37.3%SWA 14.5%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,90,297
Density
210 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,817 km²
SC population1.5%
ST population81.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.9%
Electricity83.5%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.2%
Children underweight (under 5)52.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.9%
Women literate67.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.5%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance51.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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