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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2012

Becharaji

Winner — 2012

RAJANIKANT SOMABHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.7%INC 40.5%6 others 14.7%
Votes
68,447
44.7% share
Winning margin
6,456
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.3%
of 2,03,089

A closely fought contest. RAJANIKANT SOMABHAI PATEL won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJANIKANT SOMABHAI PATEL
BJP (NDA)
68,44744.7%
2
DARBAR RAJENDRASINH UDESINHJI
UPA
61,99140.5%
3
KIRITKUMAR DAHYABHAI PATEL
GPP
13,9989.2%
4
JITENDRAKUMAR HARIBHAI PATEL
IND
4,1002.7%
5
CHAUHAN ABBASMIYA GANDAMIYA
IND
2,0281.3%
6
ZALA INDRAJITSINH MAHENDRASINHJI
Samajwadi Party
1,2090.8%
7
PARMAR DEVJIBHAI RATILAL
NDA
6370.4%
8
DHAVALKUMAR PRAHLADBHAI PATEL
NDA
5940.4%

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

Average turnout (108th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.6% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
108th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
96th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.7%INC 40.5%GPP 9.2%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

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?

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

Malai Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Malai Mata Temple

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Sitlamata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sitlamata Temple

Sun Temple, Survy Kund with adjoining other temples & loose sculptures

Sun Temple, Survy Kund with adjoining other temples & loose sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Sun Temple, Survy Kund with adjoining other temples & loose sculptures

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Torana of Survey Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Torana of Survey Temple

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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