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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2002

Gandhinagar

Winner — 2002

DR. C. J. CHAVDA
INC· INC
INC 51.6%BJP 39.2%5 others 9.2%
Votes
83,107
51.6% share
Winning margin
20,025
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.4%
of 2,62,251

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. C. J. CHAVDA
INC
83,10751.6%
2
VADIBHAI BHAICHANDDAS PATEL
NDA
63,08239.2%
3
PATEL ASHOKBHAI HIRABHAI (ADVOCATE)
IND
7,1454.4%
4
SOLANKI CHETANKUMAR RAIJIBHAI
IND
4,5702.8%
5
PARMAR SHANTABEN HARSHADKUMAR
BSP
1,1280.7%
6
VADILAL GORDHANDAS PATEL
IND
1,0760.7%
7
INDRAPURI JASHUBHAI MOHANLAL
Samajwadi Party
8590.5%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.4%
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
INC 51.6%BJP 39.2%OTH 9.2%

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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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