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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1980

Bhanvad

Winner — 1980

KARANGIYA BHIMSI KESUR
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 38.1%IND 22.3%3 others 39.6%
Votes
12,253
38.1% share
Winning margin
5,070
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.9%
of 64,496

Bhanvad is a safe seat — KARANGIYA BHIMSI KESUR won by 15.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARANGIYA BHIMSI KESUR
INC(I)
Congress (I)
12,25338.1%
2
GORIYA MARKHI JETHABHAI
IND
7,18322.3%
3
KANSAGARA MANSUKHLAL JUTHA
BJP
7,08922.0%
4
RAVANIYA MERAMAN DEVANAND
JNP(SR)
4,10812.8%
5
BHATIYA SAMAT KANABHAI
JNP(JP)
1,5444.8%

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 (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
25th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 38.1%IND 22.3%BJP 22.0%JNP(SR) 12.8%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

22 locations
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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.

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