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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1985

Vijapur

Winner — 1985

RAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM
INC· INC
INC 49.8%BJP 49.4%1 others 0.8%
Votes
40,249
49.8% share
Winning margin
321
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,16,594

Vijapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 321 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM
INC
40,24949.8%
2
PATEL ATMARAM MANGANBHAI
BJP
39,92849.4%
3
PATEL ISHVARBHAI HARGOVANBHAI
6470.8%

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 (120th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.4% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
120th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
168th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.8%BJP 49.4%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry

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