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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1972
Mehmedabad
Winner — 1972
FULSINHJIM SOLANKI
NCO 37.4%INC 34.7%2 others 27.9%
Votes
18,005
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,289
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.0%
of 74,082
A closely fought contest. FULSINHJIM SOLANKI won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FULSINHJIM SOLANKI | 18,005 | 37.4% | |
| 2 | BANSILAL JETHALAL SHAH | Congress (R) | 16,716 | 34.7% |
| 3 | RAMANBHAI NAGJIBHAI PATEL | Grand Alliance | 12,403 | 25.8% |
| 4 | GHANSHYAMBHAI M. PATEL | Grand Alliance | 1,010 | 2.1% |
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 (130th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.3% · min 2.7% · max 76.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
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130th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
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162nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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13th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 37.4%INC 34.7%SWA 25.8%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,99,885
Density
582 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,953 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Muslim 11.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated69.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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