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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2007
Gandhinagar
Winner — 2007
THAKOR SHAMBHUJI CHELAJI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.9%INC 4.7%12 others 47.4%
Votes
81,864
47.9% share
Winning margin
3,748
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.9%
of 2,85,389
A closely fought contest. THAKOR SHAMBHUJI CHELAJI won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKOR SHAMBHUJI CHELAJI | BJP (NDA) | 81,864 | 47.9% |
| 2 | DR. C. J. CHAVADA | UPA | 8,116 | 28.7% |
| 3 | SHUKLA ARCHANABEN MUKESH | IND | 5,128 | 18.1% |
| 4 | RAKESH PANDEY | BSP | 1,766 | 6.2% |
| 5 | RAJESH BHATT | IND | 1,365 | 4.8% |
| 6 | RAJBHAI PRAJAPATI | IND | 547 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RAVAL JAGABHAI JUGABHAI | Samajwadi Party | 391 | 1.4% |
| 8 | DESAI DHARAMSHIBHAI MANDANBHAI | IND | 389 | 1.4% |
| 9 | PATEL KANUBHAI SAKALBHAI | IND | 331 | 1.2% |
| 10 | MUCHHADIYA VIPULCHANDRA | IND | 324 | 1.1% |
| 11 | KANANI PURUSHOTTAMBHAI DEVJIBHAI (PATEL) ADVOCATE | ABJS | 262 | 0.9% |
| 12 | KUBAVAT BABUDAS CHHAGANDAS | ABMSD | 216 | 0.8% |
| 13 | PATEL RAXIT GOVINDBHAI | ABRRP(P) | 193 | 0.7% |
| 14 | JANI DINESHBHAI PRABHASHANKAR | VHS | 146 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.7% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
159th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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66th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.9%INC 28.7%IND 18.1%BSP 6.2%OTH 14.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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