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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2014 by-elections
Himatnagar
Winner — 2014 by-elections
C.R. Ranjitsinh
BJP 48.6%INC 47.1%9 others 4.3%
Votes
81,052
48.6% share
Winning margin
2,562
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Himatnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,562 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.R. Ranjitsinh | 81,052 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | Dr.V.R.Patel | 78,490 | 47.1% | |
| 3 | K.U.R.Sharifbhai | 2,470 | 1.5% | |
| 4 | A.R.Aiyub Bhai | 1,475 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | S.M.Jamal Bhai | IND | 922 | 0.6% |
| 6 | S.N.Pratab Sinh | IND | 862 | 0.5% |
| 7 | P.L.Pruthvisinh | IND | 342 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P.J.Pasha Bhai | BNJD | 333 | 0.2% |
| 9 | D.M.Akbar Bhai | IND | 322 | 0.2% |
| 10 | P.C.Anin Bhai | IND | 305 | 0.2% |
| 11 | C.S.Ratansinh | IND | 183 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.9% · max 65.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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28th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
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101st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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152nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
17 seats · 9 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%INC 47.1%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.