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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1972
Gandhinagar
Winner — 1972
NAREDRASINH A JHALA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 39.5%NCO 31.8%3 others 28.7%
Votes
26,501
39.5% share
Winning margin
5,198
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.4%
of 96,667
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAREDRASINH A JHALA | Congress (R) | 26,501 | 39.5% |
| 2 | MOTIBHAI BAKORBHAI PATEL | 21,303 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | VADILAL B PATEL | Grand Alliance | 16,720 | 24.9% |
| 4 | MAGANBHAI I PATEL | IND | 1,579 | 2.4% |
| 5 | BABULAL TRIKAMLAL PARMAR | IND | 970 | 1.4% |
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 (141st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.6% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
141st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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92nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.5%NCO 31.8%BJS 24.9%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.