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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2012
Valsad
Winner — 2012
BHARATBHAI KIKUBHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 59.6%INC 36.7%6 others 3.6%
Votes
93,658
59.6% share
Winning margin
35,999
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.4%
of 2,20,058
Valsad is a safe seat — BHARATBHAI KIKUBHAI PATEL won by 22.9%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHARATBHAI KIKUBHAI PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 93,658 | 59.6% |
| 2 | JINESHBHAI ALIAS DINESHBHAI RAMANBHAI PATEL | UPA | 57,659 | 36.7% |
| 3 | KHAN ASGARALI AYUBBHAI | IND | 1,861 | 1.2% |
| 4 | MINESH ALIAS MINCHHO MAGANBHAI PATEL | GPP | 1,528 | 1.0% |
| 5 | RAMESHBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL | BSP | 878 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SANDIPABEN BHANABHAI PATEL | IF | 765 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MANOJKUMAR LALLUBHAI PATEL | NDA | 383 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SHAILESH GANDABHAI PATEL | NDA | 293 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 5.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
71st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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77th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.6%INC 36.7%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,05,678
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,008 km²
SC population2.2%
ST population52.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 5.5%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation47.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.7%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
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