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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1980
Rajula
Winner — 1980
VARU PARTPBHAI SURAGBHAI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.3%IND 41.7%3 others 15.0%
Votes
18,174
43.3% share
Winning margin
634
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.3%
of 85,240
Rajula was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 634 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARU PARTPBHAI SURAGBHAI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 18,174 | 43.3% |
| 2 | PATEL BABUBHAI POPATBHAI | IND | 17,540 | 41.8% |
| 3 | JANI MANSUKHLAL DURGASHANKAR | BJP | 2,661 | 6.3% |
| 4 | DER JIVABHAI PUNJABHAI | IND | 2,148 | 5.1% |
| 5 | SHETH NIRMALA LALLUBHAI | JNP(JP) | 1,491 | 3.5% |
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 (169th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 1.5% · max 52.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
169th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.3%IND 41.8%BJP 6.3%IND 5.1%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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