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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1967
Meghraj
Winner — 1967
J.P. BHATT
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 59.5%INC 36.3%2 others 4.2%
Votes
23,483
59.5% share
Winning margin
9,164
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.8%
of 58,243
Meghraj is a safe seat — J.P. BHATT won by 23.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.P. BHATT | Swatantra Party | 23,483 | 59.5% |
| 2 | G.J. TRIVEDI | INC | 14,319 | 36.3% |
| 3 | N.K. JODDHA | Praja Socialist Party | 1,071 | 2.7% |
| 4 | M.N. MANAT | IND | 594 | 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 (101st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.4% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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101st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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60th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 59.5%INC 36.3%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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