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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1980
Jodiya
Winner — 1980
PATEL BHANJI BHIMJI
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 33.5%IND 31.8%5 others 34.7%
Votes
14,341
33.5% share
Winning margin
750
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.7%
of 79,653
Jodiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 750 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL BHANJI BHIMJI | JNP(JP) | 14,341 | 33.5% |
| 2 | MANANI JAYANTILAL RAVJIBHAI | IND | 13,591 | 31.8% |
| 3 | BHIMANI DAYA DEVSI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 12,215 | 28.6% |
| 4 | DHAMSANIA VELJI GAGUBHAI | BJP | 1,450 | 3.4% |
| 5 | PANDYA HARSUKHLAL JAGJIVAN | IND | 465 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SHEKHWA VIRJI MAVJI | IND | 395 | 0.9% |
| 7 | DHAMELIA BABULAL HIRJI | IND | 334 | 0.8% |
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.
High turnout (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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37th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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145th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 33.5%IND 31.8%INC(I) 28.6%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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