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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2012
Kapadwanj
Winner — 2012
SHANKERSINH VAGHELA (BAPU)
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.6%BJP 45.0%4 others 6.4%
Votes
88,641
48.6% share
Winning margin
6,597
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.2%
of 2,42,550
A closely fought contest. SHANKERSINH VAGHELA (BAPU) won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKERSINH VAGHELA (BAPU) | INC (UPA) | 88,641 | 48.6% |
| 2 | DABHI KANUBHAI BHULABHAI | NDA | 82,044 | 45.0% |
| 3 | RAVAL KARTIKEY RATILAL (PINTUBHAI) | IND | 5,147 | 2.8% |
| 4 | CHAUHAN PRAKASHSINH BUDHAJI | GPP | 3,030 | 1.7% |
| 5 | PARMAR HIMATSINH DHIRABHI | BSP | 1,950 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MANUBHAI MANGALBHAI PATEL | IND | 1,455 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (53rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 3.6% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
53rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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87th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%BJP 45.0%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.