Back to Gujarat 1972 map
Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1972
Meghraj
Winner — 1972
JETHALAL CHANDULAL GANDHI
NCO 27.7%INC 21.2%8 others 51.0%
Votes
11,348
27.8% share
Winning margin
2,674
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.0%
of 67,032
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JETHALAL CHANDULAL GANDHI | 11,348 | 27.8% | |
| 2 | GULAMNABI HAMIDBHAI ZAZ | Congress (R) | 8,674 | 21.2% |
| 3 | JAMUBHAI PUJIRAM BHATT | IND | 7,653 | 18.7% |
| 4 | SHIVABHAI DAHYABHAI PATEL | IND | 5,762 | 14.1% |
| 5 | PARMANAND P JOSHI | Grand Alliance | 2,191 | 5.4% |
| 6 | DHULABHAI GOVABHAI TURI | IND | 1,949 | 4.8% |
| 7 | MANILAL JETHIRAM GHODA | IND | 1,479 | 3.6% |
| 8 | KANUBHAI MANILAL BHATT | Grand Alliance | 1,125 | 2.8% |
| 9 | RAJNIKANT T UPADHYAY | IND | 411 | 1.0% |
| 10 | PRAVIN CHANDRA M SONI | IND | 302 | 0.7% |
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 (101st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.4% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
101st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
60th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 27.8%INC 21.2%IND 18.7%IND 14.1%BJS 5.4%OTH 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Dehydrated Vegetables (Onion)🏺Groundnuts/ Peanuts🏺Jining🏺Peanut butter
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.