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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 143 · 2012
Akota
Winner — 2012
SAURABH PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 64.7%INC 30.9%8 others 4.4%
Votes
95,554
64.7% share
Winning margin
49,867
33.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.7%
of 2,15,228
Akota is a safe seat — SAURABH PATEL won by 33.7%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAURABH PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 95,554 | 64.7% |
| 2 | LALITBHAI THAKORBHAI PATEL | UPA | 45,687 | 30.9% |
| 3 | PRAJAPATI ARESHKUMAR RAMESHCHANDRA | GPP | 1,985 | 1.3% |
| 4 | SINDHI MAHEBUBKHAN YUSUFBHAI | IND | 1,559 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PARMAR KISHORKUMAR SOMABHAI | BSP | 673 | 0.5% |
| 6 | TRIVEDI NILESH PADHUMAN | Samajwadi Party | 605 | 0.4% |
| 7 | BHARTI PARMAR | 520 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | BACHUBHAI MANUBHAI DABHI (SAMPAT) | IND | 509 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHASTRI RUSHIKANT KISHORKUMAR | IND | 361 | 0.2% |
| 10 | AADAMBHAI ABDULBHAI PATEL | IND | 349 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (137th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 3.7% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
137th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
57th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.7%INC 30.9%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 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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