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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1985
Jodiya
Winner — 1985
BHIMANI DAYABHAI DEVSIBHAI
INC· INC
INC 49.0%BJP 48.4%3 others 2.6%
Votes
22,450
49.0% share
Winning margin
257
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.1%
of 91,439
Jodiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 257 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIMANI DAYABHAI DEVSIBHAI | INC | 22,450 | 49.0% |
| 2 | KASUNDRA MAGANBHAI AMBABHAI | BJP | 22,193 | 48.4% |
| 3 | CHAVDA KANJIBHAI MAYAJIBHAI | IND | 497 | 1.1% |
| 4 | SODHA JORUBHA SHIVUBHA | IND | 369 | 0.8% |
| 5 | HASAM ISAK | 336 | 0.7% |
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
lean0.6%
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
INC 49.0%BJP 48.4%OTH 2.6%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.