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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1995

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Winner — 1995

BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI
INC· INC
INC 37.4%IND 31.7%14 others 30.9%
Votes
44,330
37.4% share
Winning margin
6,753
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,88,083

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI
INC
INC
44,33037.4%
2
GOHEL CHUNILAL KANJI
IND
37,57731.7%
3
BAMANIA UKA ANAND
BJP
BJP
30,36325.6%
4
CHUDASAMA HIRABHAI RAMABHAI
IND
2,6962.3%
5
MIRZA HUSEIN SIDIK
IND
6260.5%
6
GANDHI HARESH JAMNADAS
IND
4860.4%
7
JAGA YUSUF MAHANMAD
IND
4500.4%
8
GOHIL HARUN ALI
IND
3780.3%
9
CHANDPA DEVSI NAGA
IND
3050.3%
10
BAMANIA HIRA KARSHAN
IND
2650.2%
11
MEHTA MANSUKHLAL PURSOTAM
IND
2260.2%
12
CHOMAL PRATAPSINH DHANJI
IND
2220.2%
13
ROGATIA LAKHMAN RATILAL
IND
2020.2%
14
TAVANI FARUK KADAR
IND
1720.1%
15
SHEKH IBRAHIM NOOR MOHAMEDBHAI
IND
1330.1%
16
HALA ISMAIL VALIBHAI
IND
920.1%

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 (45th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 57.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
45th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%IND 31.7%BJP 25.6%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,91,753
Density
650 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,140 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.6%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation59.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Children underweight (under 5)44.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance29.7%

What's nearby?

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