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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Gandhidham
Winner — 2012
MAHESHWARI RAMESH VACHCHHRAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.8%INC 37.3%6 others 9.9%
Votes
72,988
52.8% share
Winning margin
21,313
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.3%
of 2,25,734
Gandhidham is a safe seat — MAHESHWARI RAMESH VACHCHHRAJ won by 15.4%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWARI RAMESH VACHCHHRAJ | BJP (NDA) | 72,988 | 52.8% |
| 2 | CHAVADA JAYSHREEBEN AJITBHAI | UPA | 51,675 | 37.4% |
| 3 | KOCHARA KISHORBHAI KANJIBHAI | BSP | 4,786 | 3.5% |
| 4 | DANGAR PREMKUMAR RATANLAL | GPP | 2,769 | 2.0% |
| 5 | MATANG HEMARAJ DEVARAJBHAI | IND | 2,713 | 2.0% |
| 6 | MUCHHADIYA RAMJIBHAI DHANABHAI | 1,296 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | KANTHECHA SURESHBHAI HADHUBHAI | NDA | 1,084 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BALIYA LALJIBHAI KARABHAI | Samajwadi Party | 1,052 | 0.8% |
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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.
Low turnout (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 1.8% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
182nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.8%INC 37.4%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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