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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 67 · 2017
Wankaner
Winner — 2017
PIRZADA MAHAMADJAVID ABDULMUTALIB
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 39.6%BJP 38.9%12 others 21.5%
Votes
72,588
39.6% share
Winning margin
1,361
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
74.9%
of 2,44,608
Wankaner was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,361 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIRZADA MAHAMADJAVID ABDULMUTALIB | INC (UPA) | 72,588 | 39.6% |
| 2 | JITENDRA KANTILAL SOMANI (JITU SOMANI) | NDA | 71,227 | 38.9% |
| 3 | GORDHANBHAI POLABHAI SARAVAIYA | IND | 25,547 | 13.9% |
| 4 | BLOCH MUSTAKBHAI GULMAHMADBHAI | BSP | 3,271 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,170 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SHERASIYA USMANGANI HUSHEN | AAP | 2,808 | 1.5% |
| 7 | ZAPADIYA JAGABHAI VISABHAI | UPA | 1,026 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHERASIYA HUSHENBHAI JALALBHAI | AINHCP | 753 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MAHEBUB JAMALBHAI PIPARVADIYA | IND | 734 | 0.4% |
| 10 | VALJIBHAI RAGHAVBHAI CHAUHAN | IND | 697 | 0.4% |
| 11 | JITENDRABHAI PARSOTAMBHAI MANDANI | IND | 469 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BALAVANT GOVINDBHAI SINDHAV | IND | 417 | 0.2% |
| 13 | NARANBHAI MANJIBHAI AJADIYA | IND | 285 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MAMADBHAI MIRAJI MATHAKIYA | JD(U) | 234 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.7% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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29th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
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17th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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148th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.6%BJP 38.9%IND 13.9%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
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