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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1972

Balasinor

Winner — 1972

CHHATRSINH AMARSINHJI SOLAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.4%NCO 24.6%4 others 40.0%
Votes
16,668
35.4% share
Winning margin
5,076
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.7%
of 75,147

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHATRSINH AMARSINHJI SOLAN
Congress (R)
16,66835.4%
2
DESAIBHAI M. PATEL
11,59224.6%
3
KISHORBHAI K. PATEL
IND
7,57316.1%
4
PARVATSINH C. CHAUHAN
IND
5,98912.7%
5
POPATLAL CHUNILAL SHAH
IND
4,1348.8%
6
LALLUBHAI S. MAHERA
Grand Alliance
1,1362.4%

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 (122nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.6% · max 56.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
122nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
160th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.4%NCO 24.6%IND 16.1%IND 12.7%IND 8.8%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,745
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,204 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 12.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation54.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance36.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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