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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 137 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

RAKESH RAO ADVOCATE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.8%INC 37.7%2 others 15.5%
Votes
51,433
46.8% share
Winning margin
10,018
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,60,961

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAKESH RAO ADVOCATE
BJP (NDA)
51,43346.8%
2
CHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSINH
INC
41,41537.7%
3
CHUHAN DEVSINH JESANGBHAI
NCP
10,8569.9%
4
GOHEL RANMALSINH JIVANSINH
IND
6,1775.6%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.7% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
92nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%INC 37.7%NCP 9.9%IND 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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