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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2007Reserved (ST)
Nijhar
Winner — 2007
PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI VASAVA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.4%BJP 41.0%6 others 16.6%
Votes
52,417
42.4% share
Winning margin
1,668
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,88,403
Nijhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,668 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI VASAVA | INC (UPA) | 52,417 | 42.4% |
| 2 | GAMIT KANTILALBHAI RESHMABHAI | NDA | 50,749 | 41.0% |
| 3 | VASAVA SUMANBHAI POSALYABHAI | IND | 9,017 | 7.3% |
| 4 | NAYIK AJABSINGBHAI NARSINHBHAI | BJSH | 2,968 | 2.4% |
| 5 | PADVI KESHAVCHANDRA MOHANSINGBHAI | IND | 2,371 | 1.9% |
| 6 | GAMIT MOVALYABHAI NOPARIYABHAI | BSP | 2,206 | 1.8% |
| 7 | PADVI MAHENDRABHAI GULABSING | NDA | 2,116 | 1.7% |
| 8 | KOKANI RAMESHBHAI VARIYABHAI | IND | 1,850 | 1.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 1.4% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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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 42.4%BJP 41.0%IND 7.3%OTH 9.3%
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.