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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2007
Kankrej
Winner — 2007
DESAI BABUBHAI JESANGBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 34.7%INC 33.9%2 others 31.4%
Votes
37,930
34.7% share
Winning margin
840
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,88,397
Kankrej was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 840 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI BABUBHAI JESANGBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 37,930 | 34.7% |
| 2 | KHANPURA DHARSHIBHAI LAKHABHAI | UPA | 37,090 | 33.9% |
| 3 | VAGHELA MAGANSINH CHIMANSINH | BSP | 28,934 | 26.5% |
| 4 | SABOSNA SHANKARJI DEVJIJI | IND | 5,381 | 4.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.8% · max 31.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
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175th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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41st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.7%INC 33.9%BSP 26.5%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%
What's nearby?
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