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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1972

Sankheda

Winner — 1972

CHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.7%NCO 19.6%3 others 18.7%
Votes
26,884
61.7% share
Winning margin
18,352
42.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.8%
of 65,195

Sankheda is a safe seat — CHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL won by 42.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL
Congress (R)
26,88461.7%
2
AMBUBHAI DESAI BHAI PATEL
8,53219.6%
3
CHANDUBHAI SIVABHAI BARIA
IND
6,75415.5%
4
KANTIBHAI M PATEL
Grand Alliance
9032.1%
5
CHANGANBHAI N TADVI
IND
4911.1%

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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 2.4% · max 61.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
63rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
84th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.7%NCO 19.6%IND 15.5%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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