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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 151 · 1980
Baroda Rural
Winner — 1980
CHAUHAN MAHENDRASINH TAKHATSINH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 50.4%IND 23.6%4 others 26.0%
Votes
25,637
50.4% share
Winning margin
13,650
26.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.5%
of 1,04,876
Baroda Rural is a safe seat — CHAUHAN MAHENDRASINH TAKHATSINH won by 26.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUHAN MAHENDRASINH TAKHATSINH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 25,637 | 50.4% |
| 2 | UPENDRASINH PRATAPSINH GOHIL | IND | 11,987 | 23.6% |
| 3 | THAKORBHAI MOHANBHAI PATEL | JNP(JP) | 9,150 | 18.0% |
| 4 | DHIRAJLAL TALSIBHAI PATEL | BJP | 3,575 | 7.0% |
| 5 | PARAGBHAI NANJIBHAI PARMAR | IND | 377 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PARMAR NARSINHBHAI CHHITABHAI | JNP(SR) | 148 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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32nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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97th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.4%IND 23.6%JNP(JP) 18.0%BJP 7.0%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,51,019
Density
238 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,509 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population31.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.6%Muslim 22.1%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity92.2%
Sanitation61.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.1%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.9%
Children underweight (under 5)45.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.2%
Health insurance37.4%
What's nearby?
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