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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1972
Kapadwanj
Winner — 1972
BUDHAJI JITAJI CHAUHAN
NCO 44.0%INC 39.5%2 others 16.5%
Votes
21,160
44.0% share
Winning margin
2,169
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.6%
of 75,616
A closely fought contest. BUDHAJI JITAJI CHAUHAN won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHAJI JITAJI CHAUHAN | 21,160 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | PUNAMCHAND AMBALAL PATEL | Congress (R) | 18,991 | 39.5% |
| 3 | KUMUDCHANDRA N. DOSHI | IND | 6,190 | 12.9% |
| 4 | CHANDULAL MAGANLAL BHATT | Grand Alliance | 1,768 | 3.7% |
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 (46th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.1% · max 70.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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46th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
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138th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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46th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 44.0%INC 39.5%IND 12.9%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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