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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 105 · 2012
Bhavnagar West
Winner — 2012
JITENDRABHAI SAVJIBHAI VAGHANI (JITU VAGHANI)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 66.7%INC 27.9%11 others 5.5%
Votes
92,584
66.7% share
Winning margin
53,893
38.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.7%
of 2,05,170
Bhavnagar West is a safe seat — JITENDRABHAI SAVJIBHAI VAGHANI (JITU VAGHANI) won by 38.8%.
Seat history
0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRABHAI SAVJIBHAI VAGHANI (JITU VAGHANI) | BJP (NDA) | 92,584 | 66.7% |
| 2 | MANSUKHBHAI RAIYABHAI KANANI (DR. KANANI) | UPA | 38,691 | 27.9% |
| 3 | SALIMBHAI ADAMBHAI MEHTAR | IND | 2,765 | 2.0% |
| 4 | DIHORA VITTHALBHAI NARANBHAI | GPP | 1,495 | 1.1% |
| 5 | VIJUBEN NITINBHAI GOHIL | BSP | 702 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAJESHBHAI VASANTBHAI BHAMANI | IND | 693 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MANSUKHBHAI DEVSHIBHAI KANABI (MANUBHAI MASTER) | IND | 504 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MAKWANA JESINGBHAI MALJIBHAI | IND | 372 | 0.3% |
| 9 | GOHIL MAHAVIRSINH GAMBHIRSINH | RKSP | 255 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PATHAN MEHMOODKHAN CHANDBHAI | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MAKAWANA DILIPBHAI RANABHAI | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KURESHI ABDULKADAR MANJIBHAI (KADAR KURESHI) | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PARMAR VIJAYBHAI GOVINDBHAI | 154 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (126th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.8% · min 6.1% · max 84.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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126th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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103rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 66.7%INC 27.9%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
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