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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

UMAKANT RATANLAL JOSHI
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 42.8%INC(I) 40.1%7 others 17.1%
Votes
22,041
42.8% share
Winning margin
1,361
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.5%
of 85,124

A closely fought contest. UMAKANT RATANLAL JOSHI won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UMAKANT RATANLAL JOSHI
JNP(JP)
22,04142.8%
2
ABDULKARIM HAJI CHANDBHAI LOKHANDWALA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
20,68040.1%
3
JAYANT N. PARIKH
BJP
3,6147.0%
4
KALUSINH JETHISINH CHAUHAN
IND
2,4944.8%
5
CHANDRAKANT NARANBHAI PATEL
JNP(SC)
1,2902.5%
6
VASAVA MULJIBHAI DEVJIBHAI
IND
6091.2%
7
PATEL CHHOTABHAI TRIKAMBHAI
IND
4860.9%
8
KUBERSINH BHAIJIBAVA PARMAR
IND
1920.4%
9
VIPINCHANDRA GOVINDLAL
IND
1280.3%

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 (132nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 1.1% · max 63.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
132nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.68
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
23rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 42.8%INC(I) 40.1%BJP 7.0%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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