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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2017

Radhanpur

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Winner — 2017

ALPESH KHODAJI THAKOR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.3%BJP 40.0%16 others 11.7%
Votes
85,777
48.3% share
Winning margin
14,857
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.5%
of 2,58,949

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALPESH KHODAJI THAKOR
INC
INC (UPA)
85,77748.3%
2
SOLANKI LAVINGJI MULJIJI THAKOR
BJP
NDA
70,92040.0%
3
RATILAL KAMABHAI
IND
5,1172.9%
4
DR.VISHNU ZULA
IND
4,7692.7%
5
SONAJI VELAJI THAKOR
BSP
BSP
1,7731.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6320.9%
7
NATHALAL K NIRASHRIT THAKOR
IND
1,4920.8%
8
KARIYA KALPESHBHAI KARSHANBHAI
AKHP
1,2500.7%
9
PARMAR MOHANBHAI MAGHABHAI
IND
1,0090.6%
10
THAKOR MERAJI KACHARAJI
IND
7310.4%
11
CHHAGANBHAI NARANBHAI PRAJAPATI
IND
5230.3%
12
GOHIL HARCHANBHAI AALABHAI
BMUP
4390.3%
13
CHAUDHARI PRAKASHBHAI RUGNATHBHAI
IND
4300.2%
14
THAKKAR KIRTIKUMAR ISHVARLAL
IND
3900.2%
15
THEBA GULAMHUSEN RASULKHAN
GJCP
3820.2%
16
CHANDI ASHVINKUMAR SHIVPRASAD
SHS
3440.2%
17
GAUSWAMI LALGIRI KHENGARGIRI
IND
2550.1%
18
ATULKUMAR MAYARAMBHAI PUJARA
IND
2370.1%

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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 2.5% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
79th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
44th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%BJP 40.0%OTH 10.8%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,43,734
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,792 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.9%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.6%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated81.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel62.6%
Health insurance50.2%

What's nearby?

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