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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2002
Rapar
Winner — 2002
BABUBHAI MEGHJI SHAH
INC· INC
INC 39.0%BJP 34.9%3 others 26.1%
Votes
40,939
39.0% share
Winning margin
4,287
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.1%
of 1,69,200
A closely fought contest. BABUBHAI MEGHJI SHAH won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABUBHAI MEGHJI SHAH | INC | 40,939 | 39.0% |
| 2 | DHIRUBHAI SHAH | NDA | 36,652 | 34.9% |
| 3 | CHAUDHARY PUNJA GELA | IND | 18,448 | 17.6% |
| 4 | HINGORAJA MAMADBHAI SULEMAN | IND | 5,059 | 4.8% |
| 5 | SODHA DHANUBHA GODAJI | IND | 3,926 | 3.7% |
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 (151st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.4% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
151st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
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7th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.0%BJP 34.9%IND 17.6%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️AjrakhGI🏺Bhujodi Shawl weaving🏺Green Dates🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Handicraft Items🏺Leather Work🏺Salt
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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.