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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
IND
IND 33.6%INC 21.8%13 others 44.5%
Votes
27,692
33.6% share
Winning margin
9,732
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,28,045

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
IND
27,69233.6%
2
KER SADURBHA KARUBHA
INC
INC
17,96021.8%
3
CHAVDA ARJAN KARSAN
IND
16,36619.9%
4
PARMAR PREMJI LAKHMANBHAI
BJP
BJP
16,25419.8%
5
JOSHI DHIRAJLAL NANALAL
IND
8041.0%
6
NANGASH KARUBHAI LAKHAMANBHAI
RSRP
5490.7%
7
DABHI NANJIBHAI VASRAMBHAI
IND
4350.5%
8
KHANDERIYA KANUBHAI PITAMBAR
IND
4250.5%
9
GORADIYA BHIMA GANGABHAI
RPI
4090.5%
10
BELA RAMBHAI MERUBHAI
IND
3390.4%
11
JADEJA AJITSINH MULUBHA
IND
3250.4%
12
NANDANIYA MALA BHIMA
DDP
2780.3%
13
PRAVINBHAI PREMJIBHAI KANSARA
IND
2460.3%
14
RASIKLAL MOHANLAL SONECHA
IND
1180.1%
15
NAKUM RAMJI JIVA
IND
1040.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
123rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.6%INC 21.8%IND 19.9%BJP 19.8%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

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