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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2002Reserved (ST)
Nijhar
Winner — 2002
VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
INC· INC
INC 40.0%BJP 25.5%5 others 34.6%
Votes
45,299
40.0% share
Winning margin
16,463
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,75,422
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI | INC | 45,299 | 40.0% |
| 2 | PADVI SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI | NDA | 28,836 | 25.5% |
| 3 | VASAVA JAYDEEPSINH PRUTHVISINH | BNP | 19,009 | 16.8% |
| 4 | GAMIT KANTILAL RESHAMABHAI | IND | 12,646 | 11.2% |
| 5 | VASAVA YOSHEFBHAI MARTINBHAI | NCP | 3,007 | 2.6% |
| 6 | VASAVA UTTAMBHAI SANJYABHAI | NDA | 2,798 | 2.5% |
| 7 | GAMIT JAYRAMBHAI CHEMATIYABHAI | 1,686 | 1.5% |
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
safe14.5%
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%
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178th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%BJP 25.5%BNP 16.8%IND 11.2%OTH 6.6%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.