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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1972

Himatnagar

Winner — 1972

SHANKERBHAI D PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.2%NCO 23.3%3 others 16.6%
Votes
24,269
60.2% share
Winning margin
14,887
36.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.5%
of 68,938

Himatnagar is a safe seat — SHANKERBHAI D PATEL won by 36.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKERBHAI D PATEL
Congress (R)
24,26960.2%
2
DEVSHANKER LILADHAR RAVAL
9,38223.3%
3
NATHABHAI DEVJIBHAI PATEL
Grand Alliance
4,65411.5%
4
RAMANLAL SHIVLAL PATEL
IND
1,2973.2%
5
KALIDAS NATHABHAI DHANER
IND
7351.8%

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.

Low turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
36.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.7% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
162nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
136th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.2%NCO 23.3%BJS 11.5%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Peanut Based Products
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Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo (Mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo (Mound)

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Ancient Site, Venivadar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

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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