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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Bavla
Winner — 1985
MOTILAL MAVJIBHAI CHAVDA
INC· INC
INC 49.4%JNP 49.2%1 others 1.4%
Votes
27,745
49.4% share
Winning margin
130
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,08,257
Bavla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 130 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTILAL MAVJIBHAI CHAVDA | INC | 27,745 | 49.4% |
| 2 | DHULABHAI DALABHAI GOHIL | Janata | 27,615 | 49.2% |
| 3 | MANHARLAL POPATBHAI CHAVDA | 776 | 1.4% |
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.
Average turnout (94th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
94th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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112th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%JNP 49.2%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,56,268
Density
169 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,423 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.6%
Electricity88.2%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel56.9%
Health insurance50.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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