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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2017
Valsad
Winner — 2017
BHARATBHAI KIKUBHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.5%INC 34.9%6 others 4.6%
Votes
1,01,736
60.5% share
Winning margin
43,092
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.0%
of 2,43,884
Valsad is a safe seat — BHARATBHAI KIKUBHAI PATEL won by 25.6%.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHARATBHAI KIKUBHAI PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 1,01,736 | 60.5% |
| 2 | TANDEL NARENDRAKUMAR JAGUBHAI | UPA | 58,644 | 34.9% |
| 3 | PATEL CHETANKUMAR MANGUBHAI | IND | 3,973 | 2.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,926 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SIRASAT ASHOKBHAI ATMARAM | BSP | 810 | 0.5% |
| 6 | PROFESSOR RAJNIKANT NANUBHAI DESAI | LVM | 442 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JATINKUMAR PRAVINBHAI PATEL | AAP | 347 | 0.2% |
| 8 | DODIYA MAHENDRASINH MOHANSINH | IND | 297 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 5.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
71st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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77th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.5%INC 34.9%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.68 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,05,678
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,008 km²
SC population2.2%
ST population52.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 5.5%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation47.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.7%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
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