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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2017

Varachha Road

Winner — 2017

KISHOR KANANI (KUMAR)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.7%INC 43.5%7 others 1.8%
Votes
68,472
54.7% share
Winning margin
13,998
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,98,633

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KISHOR KANANI (KUMAR)
BJP (NDA)
68,47254.7%
2
GAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI
UPA
54,47443.5%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0600.8%
4
SATISH PRAJAPATI (S.P.)
IND
3880.3%
5
VIJAY MANGUKIYA (MAHADEV)
UPA
2640.2%
6
SAVALIYA HANISHA TUSHARKUMAR
BSP
1950.2%
7
LALJIBHAI HIRPARA (JANAKBHAI HIRPARA)
YUS
1470.1%
8
NITIN DHAMELIYA
AINHCP
1060.1%
9
DANKHARA VIJAYBHAI NARHARIBHAI
NBNM
850.1%

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

Low turnout (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 1.4% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
166th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
178th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.7%INC 43.5%OTH 0.9%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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