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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2020 by-elections

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Winner — 2020 by-elections

BRIJESH MERJA
BJP
BJP 46.1%INC 42.8%10 others 11.2%
Votes
64,711
46.1% share
Winning margin
4,649
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
12

A closely fought contest. BRIJESH MERJA won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJESH MERJA
BJP
64,71146.1%
2
JAYANTILAL JERAJBHAI PATEL
INC
60,06242.8%
3
PARMAR VASANTLAL DAMJIBHAI
IND
6,6494.7%
4
MOVAR NIJAMBHAI GAFURBHAI
IND
3,1622.3%
5
BLOCH ISMAIL YARMAHMADBHAI
IND
2,1071.5%
6
SIRAJ AMIRALI POPATIYA
IND
1,2360.9%
7
BHATTI HUSHENBHAI BHCHUBHAI
AIMEIEM
8700.6%
8
BHIMANI JYOTSANABEN SAVJIBHAI
IND
5390.4%
9
MAKWANA PARASOTAM VALJI
IND
5130.4%
10
KASAM HAJIBHAI SUMRA
IND
2590.2%
11
JADAV GIRISHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
IND
1910.1%
12
JEDA ABDULBHAI HAJIBHAI
IND
1670.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.1% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
64th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
181st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%INC 42.8%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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