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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2017

Ghatlodia

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Winner — 2017

PATEL BHUPENDRABHAI RAJNIKANT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 72.6%INC 23.9%12 others 3.4%
Votes
1,75,652
72.7% share
Winning margin
1,17,750
48.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
68.6%
of 3,52,316

Ghatlodia is a safe seat — PATEL BHUPENDRABHAI RAJNIKANT won by 48.7%.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATEL BHUPENDRABHAI RAJNIKANT
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,75,65272.7%
2
PATEL SHASHIKANT (BHURABHAI)
INC
UPA
57,90223.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,1731.7%
4
THAKOR BUDHAJI GABHAJI
BSP
BSP
1,1050.5%
5
SHAH SURENDRABHAI KESHAVLAL
IND
6190.3%
6
RAHUL CHIMANBHAI MEHETA
IND
5720.2%
7
KACHHADIYA KESHAVLAL RAMJIBHAI
IND
4230.2%
8
PANCHAL AMIT NATVARLAL
IND
3520.1%
9
PIYUSHBHAI SOMNATH PATEL (C.A.)
IND
2180.1%
10
PATEL YOGESHKUMAR CHANDUBHAI
IND
2030.1%
11
PATEL SHAILESHKUMAR KASHIRAM
IND
1540.1%
12
KIRAN (MASTER/SIR)
IND
1470.1%
13
NILESH NARANBHAI MISTRY
IND
1430.1%
14
DARSHAN DILIPBHAI PATEL
IND
1240.1%

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 (133rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
48.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 6.3% · max 74.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
133rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.43
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
88th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 72.7%INC 23.9%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%

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