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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 143 · 2022

Akota

Winner — 2022

Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 68.8%INC 21.6%10 others 9.7%
Votes
1,13,312
68.8% share
Winning margin
77,753
47.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.7%
of 2,75,942

Akota is a safe seat — Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai won by 47.2%.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai
BJP (NDA)
1,13,31268.8%
2
Rutvij Dilipbhai Joshi
INC
35,55921.6%
3
Shashank Rajesh Khare
AAP
10,0186.1%
NOTA
NOTA
2,8391.7%
5
Jatin Shah
IND
9210.6%
6
Narendrabhai Lalubhai Parmar
ABHM
4290.3%
7
Bharti Parmar
3430.2%
8
Mukesh Shivprasad Nayak
RSPS
3260.2%
9
Dr. Rahul Vasudevbhai Vyas
IND
2910.2%
10
Rajeshbhai Bhikhabhai Mali
GNNS
2830.2%
11
Deepak Harishchandra Palkar
IND
2480.1%
12
Dineshbhai Vyas
IND
2250.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (137th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 3.7% · max 47.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
137th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
57th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 68.8%INC 21.6%AAP 6.1%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

6 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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