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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1972

Chanasma

Winner — 1972

BHAGVANDAS NARANDAS AMIN
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 28.9%INC 28.0%3 others 43.1%
Votes
15,242
28.9% share
Winning margin
483
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.5%
of 80,527

Chanasma was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 483 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGVANDAS NARANDAS AMIN
Grand Alliance
15,24228.9%
2
ISHWARBHAI AMBALAL PATEL
Congress (R)
14,75928.0%
3
MAFATLAL ISHVARLAL PATEL
10,03119.0%
4
TALJABHAI K. DESAI
Grand Alliance
9,01217.1%
5
MANORBHAI VIRAMDAS PATEL
IND
3,6877.0%

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 (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.9% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
123rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
71st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 28.9%INC 28.0%NCO 19.0%SWA 17.1%IND 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BandhaniGI🏺Brass Parts🏺Khambhaliya Shawl🏺Marine & Fisheries/ Dholdara Fish🏺Petrochemcials🏺Salt
Durvasa Rishi¦s Ashram and its site

Durvasa Rishi¦s Ashram and its site

🏛️MonumentASI

Durvasa Rishi¦s Ashram and its site

Dwarkadhish Group of Temples with its outer compound S.No.1607,1608 & 1609

Dwarkadhish Group of Temples with its outer compound S.No.1607,1608 & 1609

🏛️MonumentASI

Dwarkadhish Group of Temples with its outer compound S.No.1607,1608 & 1609

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Gadhi Fortress and Temple in survey No.106

🏛️MonumentASI

Gadhi Fortress and Temple in survey No.106

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Gokeshwar Mahadev Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Gokeshwar Mahadev Temple

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Guhadity Temple in Survey No. 655

🏛️MonumentASI

Guhadity Temple in Survey No. 655

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Junagadhi (Jain) Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Junagadhi (Jain) Temple

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Kalika Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kalika Mata Temple

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Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple and other shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple and other shrines

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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