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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 162 · 2017
Karanj
Winner — 2017
GHOGHARI PRAVINBHAI MANJIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 65.0%INC 25.6%12 others 9.5%
Votes
58,673
65.0% share
Winning margin
35,598
39.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,61,273
Karanj is a safe seat — GHOGHARI PRAVINBHAI MANJIBHAI won by 39.4%.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHOGHARI PRAVINBHAI MANJIBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 58,673 | 65.0% |
| 2 | BHUMBHALIYA BHAVESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI (ADVOCATE) | UPA | 23,075 | 25.6% |
| 3 | BHIMJIBHAI V.PATEL (BUDHANA) | IND | 4,464 | 4.9% |
| 4 | ZALAVADIYA JAYSUKHBHAI DEVCHANDBHAI | IND | 910 | 1.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 900 | 1.0% |
| 6 | LADUMOR HIMMATBHAI BAGHABHAI | AINHCP | 534 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GHANSHYAMBHAI CHHAGANBHAI SARVAIYA | YUS | 328 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MUKESHBHAI JAGABHAI DOBARIYA | IND | 326 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MEHTA JIGNESH DHIRAJLAL | AAP | 325 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SHAIKH MOHSIN ANVAR | BBC | 281 | 0.3% |
| 11 | BARAIYA RAMESHBHAI PARSOTTAMBHAI | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JALONDHARA JITUBEN DHANJIBHAI | REALDP | 119 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BHADANI HASMUKHBHAI KANUBHAI | RMNMP | 111 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DODIYA RAMDEVSINH HEMANTSINH | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (180th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 2.7% · max 67.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
180th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.87
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
174th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 65.0%INC 25.6%OTH 8.4%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.43 Cr
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?
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