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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2014 by-elections

Abdasa

Winner — 2014 by-elections

G.S.S.Hari Chandra
INC 47.7%BJP 47.1%6 others 5.2%
Votes
67,863
47.7% share
Winning margin
764
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
8

Abdasa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 764 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.S.S.Hari Chandra
67,86347.7%
2
C.N. Patel
67,09947.1%
3
S.M. Abhamiya
2,7031.9%
4
A.L. Patel
IND
1,3941.0%
5
R.J. Gor
1,0490.7%
6
P.H. Amarshibhai
IND
9100.6%
7
P.N. Suresh Chandra
IND
7640.5%
8
G.H. Kantilal
IND
5400.4%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.2% · max 47.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
86th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
43rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
17 seats · 9 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%BJP 47.1%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️AjrakhGI🏺Bhujodi Shawl weaving🏺Green Dates🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Handicraft Items🏺Leather Work🏺Salt

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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