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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2012Reserved (ST)
Sankheda
Winner — 2012
BHIL DHIRUBHAI CHUNILAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.5%BJP 45.7%3 others 7.7%
Votes
80,579
46.5% share
Winning margin
1,452
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.8%
of 2,34,656
Sankheda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,452 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHIL DHIRUBHAI CHUNILAL | INC (UPA) | 80,579 | 46.5% |
| 2 | TADVI ABHESINH MOTIBHAI | NDA | 79,127 | 45.7% |
| 3 | TADVI RANJANBHAI KANCHANBHAI | IND | 6,869 | 4.0% |
| 4 | BACHUBHAI KOCHARABHAI RATHVA | BSP | 3,403 | 2.0% |
| 5 | BHIL SOMABHAI GOKALBHAI | GPP | 3,141 | 1.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 0.8% · max 59.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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42nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
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71st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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17th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.5%BJP 45.7%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.54 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%
What's nearby?
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