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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1985
Gandhinagar
Winner — 1985
KASAM BAPU
INC· INC
INC 44.2%JNP 29.2%5 others 26.7%
Votes
35,642
44.2% share
Winning margin
12,105
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,27,289
Gandhinagar is a safe seat — KASAM BAPU won by 15.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KASAM BAPU | INC | 35,642 | 44.2% |
| 2 | POPATLAL VITHALBHAI PATEL | Janata | 23,537 | 29.2% |
| 3 | SENDHAJI SHANKARJI THAKOR | BJP | 18,632 | 23.1% |
| 4 | THAKOR FULSINH JUGATSINH | IND | 1,683 | 2.1% |
| 5 | GAIKWAD NARENDRASINGH VITTHALRAO | 562 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | PATEL CHANDULAL KHODIDAS | IND | 460 | 0.6% |
| 7 | NAYAK RATILAL MANILAL | IND | 200 | 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
safe15.0%
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 44.2%JNP 29.2%BJP 23.1%OTH 3.6%
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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