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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1985
Botad
Winner — 1985
KHACHAR HATHIBHAI CHHELBHAI
INC· INC
INC 53.1%JNP 31.3%4 others 15.6%
Votes
28,386
53.1% share
Winning margin
11,655
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.7%
of 1,03,346
Botad is a safe seat — KHACHAR HATHIBHAI CHHELBHAI won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHACHAR HATHIBHAI CHHELBHAI | INC | 28,386 | 53.1% |
| 2 | PATEL VALLABHBHAI JIVABHAI | Janata | 16,731 | 31.3% |
| 3 | YADAV RAMJIBHAI NAGJIBHAI | BJP | 6,521 | 12.2% |
| 4 | MAKAWANA NANUBHAI CHHAGANBHAI | IND | 821 | 1.5% |
| 5 | MANKAD RAHIM KASAMBHAI | IND | 734 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SHAH DILIPKUMAR KHANTILAL | 237 | 0.4% |
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 (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.1% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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147th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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179th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.1%JNP 31.3%BJP 12.2%OTH 3.4%
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
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.