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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2022Reserved (SC)
Gandhidham
Winner — 2022
MALTI KISHOR MAHESHWARI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.2%INC 30.3%8 others 14.5%
Votes
83,760
55.2% share
Winning margin
37,831
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.1%
of 3,15,272
Gandhidham is a safe seat — MALTI KISHOR MAHESHWARI won by 24.9%.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALTI KISHOR MAHESHWARI | BJP (NDA) | 83,760 | 55.2% |
| 2 | BHARATBHAI VELJIBHAI SOLANKI | INC | 45,929 | 30.3% |
| 3 | BUDHABHAI THAVAR MAHESHWARI | AAP | 14,827 | 9.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,105 | 2.0% |
| 5 | MAURYA K. D. | 1,010 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | LALJIBHAI KARABHAI BALIYA | 968 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SONDARVA JIGNASHA MAHESHBHAI | IND | 793 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SAMIRBHAI JUMABHAI MAHESHWARI | IND | 559 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ARVIND ASHOK SANGHELA | GSSP | 429 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MAHESHWARI VANITA DAHYALAL | SANVP | 285 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 1.8% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
182nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.2%INC 30.3%AAP 9.8%OTH 2.7%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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