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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 57 · 2007

Bhavnagar North

Winner — 2007

DAVE VIBHAVARIBEN VIJAYBHAI (VIBHABEN DAVE)
BJP· NDA
BJP 56.8%CPM 32.1%8 others 11.1%
Votes
57,744
56.8% share
Winning margin
25,177
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
51.0%
of 1,99,367

Bhavnagar North is a safe seat — DAVE VIBHAVARIBEN VIJAYBHAI (VIBHABEN DAVE) won by 24.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAVE VIBHAVARIBEN VIJAYBHAI (VIBHABEN DAVE)
NDA
57,74456.8%
2
ARUN MEHTA
Left
32,56732.1%
3
MEPABHAI MAVJIBHAI CHUDASAMA
IND
3,2543.2%
4
BARAIYA MAKABHAI DHUSABHAI
ABCD(A)
1,7761.8%
5
ATUL HARSHADRAI PANDYA
BJSH
1,5791.6%
6
DODIYA AMRUTBHAI HIRABHAI
BSP
1,4191.4%
7
KISHORCHANDRA V. BHATT (KISHOR BHATT LOKMANYA)
1,3211.3%
8
DASHRATHBHAI NARSANGBHAI RATHOD
CPI(ML)( L)
8990.9%
9
ARJUN B. NETARWALA
5360.5%
10
BHATT SUKETU MANHARLAL
IND
5020.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 4.7% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
84th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
65th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.8%CPM 32.1%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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