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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1967
Mehsana
Winner — 1967
K. J. YAGNIK
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 55.1%INC 39.6%3 others 5.2%
Votes
23,073
55.1% share
Winning margin
6,493
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.6%
of 73,942
Mehsana is a safe seat — K. J. YAGNIK won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. J. YAGNIK | Swatantra Party | 23,073 | 55.1% |
| 2 | P. R. PATEL | INC | 16,580 | 39.6% |
| 3 | H. K. DESAI | IND | 1,017 | 2.4% |
| 4 | B. K. RUVALA | IND | 722 | 1.7% |
| 5 | S. J. PATEL | IND | 454 | 1.1% |
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 (102nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 3.2% · max 85.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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102nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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137th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 55.1%INC 39.6%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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