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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2014 by-elections
Rapar
Winner — 2014 by-elections
P.A. Mehta
BJP 50.3%INC 37.5%7 others 12.1%
Votes
59,165
50.3% share
Winning margin
15,014
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.A. Mehta | 59,165 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | B.M. Shah | 44,151 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | S.V. Sujabhai | IND | 5,895 | 5.0% |
| 4 | A.M. Rathod | 2,960 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | A.R. Gami | 1,913 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | H.G.Patel | IND | 1,025 | 0.9% |
| 7 | K.M. Bijalbhai | BMP | 1,024 | 0.9% |
| 8 | H.B.Dhila | IND | 929 | 0.8% |
| 9 | M.H.Popatbhai | IND | 540 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (151st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.4% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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151st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
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7th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
17 seats · 9 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 37.5%IND 5.0%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️AjrakhGI🏺Bhujodi Shawl weaving🏺Green Dates🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Handicraft Items🏺Leather Work🏺Salt
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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.