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Visnagar

Winner — 2012

RUSHIKESH GANESHBHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.0%NCP 33.2%8 others 12.8%
Votes
76,185
54.0% share
Winning margin
29,399
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.1%
of 1,87,953

Visnagar is a safe seat — RUSHIKESH GANESHBHAI PATEL won by 20.8%.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RUSHIKESH GANESHBHAI PATEL
BJP (NDA)
76,18554.0%
2
BHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL
UPA
46,78633.2%
3
THAKOR AJMELJI KESHAJI
IND
10,2747.3%
4
DAVE HITENDRAKUMAR NARENDRABHAI
BSP
2,0781.5%
5
CHAUHAN ISUBKHAN SHERKHAN
IND
1,2720.9%
6
CHAVDA BHARATJI PRAHLADJI
Samajwadi Party
1,1540.8%
7
PARMAR DAHYABHAI BHAGABHAI
NDA
1,1090.8%
8
THAKOR MAGANSINH BECHARSINH
GPP
9810.7%
9
CHAUDHARY BHARATBHAI GHEMARBHAI
NDA
7200.5%
10
JAYANTIBHAI REVABHAI PATEL
NDA
5140.4%

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

Average turnout (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.0% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
47th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
109th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.0%NCP 33.2%IND 7.3%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product
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Hingloji Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Hingloji Mata Temple

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Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & the ancient shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & the ancient shrines

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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