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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2012

Kankrej

Winner — 2012

KHANPURA DHARSHIBHAI LAKHABHAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.2%BJP 44.8%4 others 10.0%
Votes
73,900
45.2% share
Winning margin
600
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.7%
of 2,28,272

Kankrej was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 600 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHANPURA DHARSHIBHAI LAKHABHAI
INC (UPA)
73,90045.2%
2
VAGHELA KIRTISINH PRABHATSINH
NDA
73,30044.8%
3
DESAI ISHVARBHAI MAHADEVBHAI
GPP
7,3714.5%
4
KOTARVADIYA MERUJI AMTHAJI
NDA
3,8252.3%
5
MAKWANA VAGHAJIBHAI BECHARBHAI
BSP
3,1781.9%
6
THAKOR KIRATISINH MANSUNGJI
Samajwadi Party
1,9951.2%

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

Average turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.2% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
52nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
30th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.2%BJP 44.8%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing/Milk Preparation🏺Granite and Marble Blocks🏺Soof Embroidery/Applique

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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