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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2012

Vejalpur

Winner — 2012

CHAUHAN KISHORSINH BABULAL (KISHOR CHAUHAN)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.2%INC 37.2%12 others 4.6%
Votes
1,13,507
58.2% share
Winning margin
40,985
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.3%
of 2,73,428

Vejalpur is a safe seat — CHAUHAN KISHORSINH BABULAL (KISHOR CHAUHAN) won by 21.0%.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAUHAN KISHORSINH BABULAL (KISHOR CHAUHAN)
BJP (NDA)
1,13,50758.2%
2
PATHAN MURTUJAKHAN AKBAR KHAN
UPA
72,52237.2%
3
KSHATRIY BIRJU MOTISINH
IND
2,1641.1%
4
DIPAKKUMAR NAVRANGBHAI KIRATSATA (DIPAK JOSHI)
GPP
2,1331.1%
5
JASHWANTBHAI RAMJIBHAI MAKWANA
BSP
8790.5%
6
AJAYBHAI KANUBHAI JOSHI
NDA
8400.4%
7
SHAIKH SHAKIRHUSEN NAJIRBHAI
Samajwadi Party
7550.4%
8
SALIMBHAI AJMERI TOURWALE
IND
5010.3%
9
SHAHENAZ JAMALBHAI MALEK
IND
4640.2%
10
DIPAK DHULABHAI VAGHELA(THAKOR)
IND
4530.2%
11
KAUSHARALI FAIYAZALI SAIYED
SP(I)
3000.1%
12
AARIF FOJI
IND
1730.1%
13
SOLANKI TRIBHOVANDAS CHANDULAL
NDA
1560.1%
14
VIKRAMSINH JATUBHA PARMAR
VHS
1410.1%

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

Low turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.8% · min 10.2% · max 66.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
150th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
144th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.2%INC 37.2%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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Great Mosque

Great Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Mosque

Great Tank, Palace & Harem

Great Tank, Palace & Harem

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Tank, Palace & Harem

Pavilion Before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh

Pavilion Before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh

🏛️MonumentASI

Pavilion Before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh

Roza of Bava Alisar & Bava Ganj Baksh

Roza of Bava Alisar & Bava Ganj Baksh

🏛️MonumentASI

Roza of Bava Alisar & Bava Ganj Baksh

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Tomb of Muhammad Begarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Muhammad Begarh

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Tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh.

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh.

Tomb of bibi Rajbai

Tomb of bibi Rajbai

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of bibi Rajbai

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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