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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1972
Bhavnagar
Winner — 1972
MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.5%BJS 31.4%4 others 20.2%
Votes
20,573
48.5% share
Winning margin
7,259
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
54.2%
of 78,332
Bhavnagar is a safe seat — MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS | Congress (R) | 20,573 | 48.5% |
| 2 | NAGINDAS MANILAL SHAH | Grand Alliance | 13,314 | 31.4% |
| 3 | MANILAL GORDHANDAS GANDHI | 4,445 | 10.5% | |
| 4 | SUBHODH MEHTA | Left | 3,294 | 7.8% |
| 5 | HUSENBHAI HAMDARD | IND | 588 | 1.4% |
| 6 | MAHAVIRSINH D GOHIL | IND | 243 | 0.6% |
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 (176th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 1.3% · max 57.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
176th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
176th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%BJS 31.4%NCO 10.5%CPI 7.8%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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