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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 76 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Kalawad
Winner — 2012
CHAVDA MEGHJIBHAI AMARABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 36.5%INC 31.9%5 others 31.6%
Votes
49,027
36.5% share
Winning margin
6,119
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,94,894
A closely fought contest. CHAVDA MEGHJIBHAI AMARABHAI won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAVDA MEGHJIBHAI AMARABHAI | BJP (NDA) | 49,027 | 36.5% |
| 2 | PARMAR DINESHBHAI RUDABHAI (DR. DINESH PARMAR) | UPA | 42,908 | 31.9% |
| 3 | GIRDHARBHAI ALABHAI VAGHELA | GPP | 33,418 | 24.9% |
| 4 | PADHIYAR LALAJIBHAI KARABHAI | IND | 3,096 | 2.3% |
| 5 | BOKHANI ARVINDBHAI GORJIBHAI | BSP | 2,577 | 1.9% |
| 6 | CHAVDA MEGHJIBHAI UGABHAI | IND | 1,844 | 1.4% |
| 7 | CHAVDA MEGHJIBHAI PITHABHAI | IND | 1,550 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (167th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.5% · max 54.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
167th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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70th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.5%INC 31.9%GPP 24.9%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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