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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1972
Sankheda
Winner — 1972
CHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.7%NCO 19.6%3 others 18.7%
Votes
26,884
61.7% share
Winning margin
18,352
42.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.8%
of 65,195
Sankheda is a safe seat — CHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL won by 42.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL | Congress (R) | 26,884 | 61.7% |
| 2 | AMBUBHAI DESAI BHAI PATEL | 8,532 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | CHANDUBHAI SIVABHAI BARIA | IND | 6,754 | 15.5% |
| 4 | KANTIBHAI M PATEL | Grand Alliance | 903 | 2.1% |
| 5 | CHANGANBHAI N TADVI | IND | 491 | 1.1% |
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.
Average turnout (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 2.4% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
63rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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84th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.7%NCO 19.6%IND 15.5%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.