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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1985
Bhavnagar North
Winner — 1985
OZA DIGANTBHAI DILIPKUMAR
INC· INC
INC 50.9%BJP 27.0%9 others 22.1%
Votes
20,954
50.9% share
Winning margin
9,843
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
37.8%
of 1,08,812
Bhavnagar North is a safe seat — OZA DIGANTBHAI DILIPKUMAR won by 23.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OZA DIGANTBHAI DILIPKUMAR | INC | 20,954 | 50.9% |
| 2 | SHAH NAGINDAS MANILAL (NAGINBHAI SHAH) | BJP | 11,111 | 27.0% |
| 3 | ARUN SUBODH MEHTA | Left | 7,197 | 17.5% |
| 4 | VAISHNAV INDUBEN NALINBHAI | IND | 1,103 | 2.7% |
| 5 | HUSAIN HAMDARD | IND | 239 | 0.6% |
| 6 | JOSHI CHANDRAKANT DAYASHANKER (PROFESSOR C. D. JOSHI) | 170 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | NAYAK YOGESHBHAI CHANDRAKANT | IND | 142 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MEHTA DHURJATI RUSHIRAI | IND | 124 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NETARWALA ARJUN BHAI BOGHABHAI | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PAHA MAHMADBHAI VALIBHAI | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PARMAR TRIKAMSINH SAMATSINH | IND | 15 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 4.7% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
84th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
65th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%BJP 27.0%CPM 17.5%OTH 4.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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