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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1995

Gandhinagar

Winner — 1995

VADIBAI BHAYACHANDDAS PATEL
BJP· BJP
BJP 44.2%INC 42.5%22 others 13.2%
Votes
62,020
44.2% share
Winning margin
2,377
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
67.7%
of 2,07,197

Gandhinagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,377 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VADIBAI BHAYACHANDDAS PATEL
BJP
62,02044.2%
2
KASAM BAPU
INC
59,64342.5%
3
THAKOR PRATAPJI MOHANJI
IND
9,9067.1%
4
THAKOR PRATAPJI BECHARJI
Janata Dal
1,2090.9%
5
DABHI PRABHATSINH JIVANSINH
IND
8020.6%
6
KANUBHAI ATMARAM VAGHELA
IND
6000.4%
7
PANDYA KAMLESH BALKRISHNA
5960.4%
8
PANKAJBHAI BALVANTRAY SHUKLA
IND
5450.4%
9
MANAJI RUPAJI MARVADI
SJP(R)
5180.4%
10
KRISHNAKANT RAYCHANDBHAI PATEL (K.R.)
IND
4580.3%
11
PANDYA NIRANJANBHAI HIRALAL
RSRP
4350.3%
12
PARSOTTAM CHHAGANLAL PRAJAPATT
IND
3870.3%
13
PARIKH ARVINDBHAI AMBALAL
IND
3440.3%
14
RABARI VISHNUBHAI HARIBHAI (ADVOCATE)
3280.2%
15
SOLANKI JAYANTIBHAI KHODABHAI
RPI(K)
3240.2%
16
PRAVINSINH JAGATSINH KUMPAVAT
IND
2930.2%
17
PARMAR BHAVANBHAI VASTABHAI
IND
2800.2%
18
SOLANKI ILABEN LALITKUMAR
IND
2750.2%
19
KHANT SHARDABEN RAMAJI
IND
2670.2%
20
PATEL GANPATBHAI RANCHHODBHAI
IND
2640.2%
21
KANUBHAI GANGARAM YADAV
IND
2070.1%
22
BAROT RAMANLAL DAHAYABHAI
IND
1890.1%
23
KANANI PURSHOTTAMBHAI DEVAJIBHAI (PATEL
ABJS
1770.1%
24
MAHARSHI MAHARAJESH MADHUSUDAN
IND
1090.1%

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.

Low turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.7% · max 47.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
159th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
66th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.2%INC 42.5%IND 7.1%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏷️BandhaniGI🏺Brass Parts🏺Khambhaliya Shawl🏺Marine & Fisheries/ Dholdara Fish🏺Petrochemcials🏺Salt

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