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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1967

Kankrej

Winner — 1967

J.V. SHAH
INC· INC
INC 39.2%IND 36.9%2 others 23.9%
Votes
13,336
39.2% share
Winning margin
755
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.2%
of 59,547

A closely fought contest. J.V. SHAH won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.V. SHAH
INC
13,33639.2%
2
S.C. DHANDHARA
IND
12,58136.9%
3
V.S. BODANA
Swatantra Party
5,68416.7%
4
J.K. DESAI
IND
2,4587.2%

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.

Low turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.0% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
165th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
149th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.2%IND 36.9%SWA 16.7%IND 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry

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