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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1980
Gandhinagar
Winner — 1980
KASAMBHAI BAPU LIMBADIA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.6%BJP 22.7%7 others 23.7%
Votes
29,825
53.6% share
Winning margin
17,205
30.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.2%
of 1,04,643
Gandhinagar is a safe seat — KASAMBHAI BAPU LIMBADIA won by 30.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASAMBHAI BAPU LIMBADIA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 29,825 | 53.6% |
| 2 | PATEL NAVICHANDRA PUNJALAL | BJP | 12,620 | 22.7% |
| 3 | JETHALAL FULCHAND PATEL | JNP(JP) | 10,596 | 19.0% |
| 4 | THAKOR FULSINH JUGAJI | JNP(SR) | 1,230 | 2.2% |
| 5 | DOCTOR MANILAL VARUBHAI GOHIL | IND | 477 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAVIAL JAYANTILAL BALDEVPRASAD | IND | 256 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SWAMIJI MAHARAJESH MADHUSUDANJI MAGANLALJI | IND | 242 | 0.4% |
| 8 | PATEL TRIKAMLAL PRAHLADJI | IND | 221 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PATEL MAGANLAL ISHVARDAS | IND | 189 | 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.
Low turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.7% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
159th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.6%BJP 22.7%JNP(JP) 19.0%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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