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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 126 · 2017
Godhra
Winner — 2017
C. K. RAULJI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.0%INC 41.9%10 others 16.1%
Votes
75,149
42.0% share
Winning margin
258
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.9%
of 2,52,334
Godhra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 258 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. K. RAULJI | BJP (NDA) | 75,149 | 42.0% |
| 2 | PARMAR RAJENDRASINH BALVANTSINH (LALABHAI) | UPA | 74,891 | 41.9% |
| 3 | PARMAR JASHVANTSINH SALAMSINH | IND | 18,856 | 10.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,050 | 1.7% |
| 5 | MANSURI MUKHTAR AHEMED MOHAMMAD | IND | 1,713 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BHANA VASIM FARUK | IND | 1,435 | 0.8% |
| 7 | KUMAR KANUBHAI HIRABHAI | BSP | 1,215 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DR. GAJENDRASINH KANTILAL BAMANIYA (GOPAL) | BMUP | 1,085 | 0.6% |
| 9 | PATHAN INAYATKHAN MAHERALIKHAN | IND | 494 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DIWAN MEHDISHA KARIMSHA | IND | 441 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SARDAR AMANPRITSINGH SURENDRASINGH | AINHCP | 334 | 0.2% |
| 12 | UMMARJI ZUBER ABDULLA | IND | 248 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (70th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
70th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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28th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.0%INC 41.9%IND 10.5%OTH 3.9%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
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