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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2017
Himatnagar
Winner — 2017
RAJENDRASINH RANJITSINH CHAVDA(RAJUBHAI CHAVDA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.2%INC 47.4%10 others 4.4%
Votes
94,340
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,712
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.3%
of 2,52,984
Himatnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,712 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRASINH RANJITSINH CHAVDA(RAJUBHAI CHAVDA) | BJP (NDA) | 94,340 | 48.3% |
| 2 | KAMLESHKUMAR JAYANTIBHAI PATEL | UPA | 92,628 | 47.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,334 | 1.7% |
| 4 | SOLANKI MAGANBHAI LAKHABHAI | BSP | 1,065 | 0.5% |
| 5 | PARMAR DILIPSINH CHAKUSINH | IND | 739 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PATEL CHANDRASHEKHAR ANILBHAI | UPA | 692 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PARMAR PARSHOTAMDAS DALPATBHAI | 690 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | PRAJAPATI ALPESHKUMAR MOHANBHAI | ASAPA | 674 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PARMAR SARDARSINH BHAVANSINH | AINHCP | 500 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHOI KISHORBHAI CHIMANBHAI | SVPP | 412 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PARMAR JAYDEEPSINH RAJUJI | LOGAP | 274 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PARMAR PRAHLADSINH SONSINH | BHARP | 180 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.9% · max 65.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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28th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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152nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.3%INC 47.4%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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