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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Nijhar
Winner — 1998
VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
INC· INC
INC 60.9%BJP 27.6%5 others 11.6%
Votes
54,497
60.9% share
Winning margin
29,801
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,56,241
Nijhar is a safe seat — VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI won by 33.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI | INC | 54,497 | 60.9% |
| 2 | SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI PADAVI | NDA | 24,696 | 27.6% |
| 3 | VASAVA MANJIBHAI DEVALIYABHAI | AIRJP | 3,206 | 3.6% |
| 4 | DONVALA NARAYANBHAI HARJIBHAI | IND | 2,494 | 2.8% |
| 5 | GAMIT JAGDISHBHAI DHONABHAI | 2,282 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | VASAVA MANJIBHAI FULJIBHAI | 1,696 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | KUNWAR SHANKARBHAI RAMBHAI | IND | 664 | 0.7% |
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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 1.4% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
166th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
178th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.9%BJP 27.6%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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