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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Nijhar
Winner — 1980
VASAVA GOVINDBHAI BARAKIABHAI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 69.5%JNP(JP) 9.8%4 others 20.7%
Votes
26,370
69.5% share
Winning margin
22,650
59.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.2%
of 89,883
Nijhar is a safe seat — VASAVA GOVINDBHAI BARAKIABHAI won by 59.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASAVA GOVINDBHAI BARAKIABHAI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 26,370 | 69.5% |
| 2 | VALVI NURJIBHAI MANJIBHAI | JNP(JP) | 3,720 | 9.8% |
| 3 | VASAVA MANJIBHAI DEVALIYABHAI | BJP | 3,694 | 9.7% |
| 4 | BHIL RAMDASBHAI PAVANBHAI | Left | 2,803 | 7.4% |
| 5 | GAMIT MANUBHAI HOLIYABHAI | IND | 896 | 2.4% |
| 6 | GAMIT PRABHUBHAI SARADIABHAI | IND | 470 | 1.2% |
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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe59.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 1.4% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
166th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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178th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 69.5%JNP(JP) 9.8%BJP 9.7%CPI 7.4%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.