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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2012

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Winner — 2012

CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.5%INC 42.3%7 others 11.2%
Votes
71,021
46.5% share
Winning margin
6,487
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.7%
of 2,01,690

A closely fought contest. CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI
BJP (NDA)
71,02146.5%
2
SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI PATEL
UPA
64,53442.3%
3
BHARVAD ZALABHAI GHELABHAI
IND
8,3245.5%
4
RAKESH RAO ADVOCATE
GPP
4,1522.7%
5
PRAJAPATI SUMITRABEN NARESHBHAI
IND
1,8231.2%
6
VYAS HETALBEN VINUBHAI
BSP
1,0660.7%
7
PATHAN FIRODASKHAN YASINKHAN
IND
6840.5%
8
CHAUHAN RATANSINH UDESINH
IND
5310.3%
9
MAKWANA HIRABHAI SOMABHAI
SP(I)
4960.3%

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

Average turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.4% · max 52.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
43rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
85th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 42.3%IND 5.5%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,99,885
Density
582 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,953 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Muslim 11.5%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated69.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance32.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agro Products🏺Food Processing Papaya🏺Mathia
🏛️

Vithalbhai Haveli

🏛️MonumentASI

Vithalbhai Haveli

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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