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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 102 · 2017

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Winner — 2017

BARAIYA BHIKHABHAI RAVAJIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.5%INC 37.0%14 others 16.6%
Votes
69,479
46.5% share
Winning margin
14,189
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
59.9%
of 2,49,697

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BARAIYA BHIKHABHAI RAVAJIBHAI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
69,47946.5%
2
RATHOD PRAVINBHAI JINABHAI
INC
UPA
55,29037.0%
3
GADHAVI PRAVINBHAI MULUBHAI
GJCP
7,7845.2%
4
RATHOD BHARATBHAI MADHUBHAI
AINHCP
3,3842.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,6981.8%
6
DANKHARA NANUBHAI BHIKHABHAI
IND
2,4291.6%
7
LAXMANBHAI JIVABHAI MALANKIYA
IND
1,5881.1%
8
RAKESH G. PAGI
LOKSP
1,3540.9%
9
MEVADA MAHESHBHAI SHAMJIBHAI
BSP
BSP
1,0630.7%
10
VAGHELA VIPULBHAI BHARATBHAI
JANSAPP
8550.6%
11
LALLUBHAI JINABHAI DAKHARA
IND
8310.6%
12
SAIYAD USMANBHAI NATHABHAI
IND
8220.6%
13
CHAUHAN NARSHIBHAI UKABHAI
IND
7650.5%
14
NAKRANI VIJAYBHAI MAHESHBHAI
IND
5040.3%
15
JIVRAJBHAI VELAJIBHAI MAKWANA
IND
3570.2%
16
KHADRANI ASIMBHAI PIRBHAI
IND
3400.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (138th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.3% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
138th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
156th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 37.0%GJCP 5.2%OTH 9.6%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%

What's nearby?

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