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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

MAGANBHAI VANSJIBHAI PATEL
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 42.9%INC 38.3%2 others 18.8%
Votes
17,433
42.9% share
Winning margin
1,844
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.4%
of 62,201

A closely fought contest. MAGANBHAI VANSJIBHAI PATEL won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAGANBHAI VANSJIBHAI PATEL
Swatantra Party
17,43342.9%
2
RAMANLAL DHANABHAI PATEL
INC
15,58938.3%
3
LALLUBHAI DESAIBHAI PATEL
NJP
6,56216.1%
4
RATILAL BAPULAL RANA
1,0832.7%

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

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.

Low turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.7% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
162nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
136th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 42.9%INC 38.3%NJP 16.1%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Peanut Based Products
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Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo (Mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site Gohilwada Timbo (Mound)

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Ancient Site, Venivadar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

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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