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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1980

Balasinor

Winner — 1980

SOLANKI CHHATRASINGH AMARINHJI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.8%IND 20.9%7 others 39.3%
Votes
14,966
39.8% share
Winning margin
7,120
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.1%
of 76,464

Balasinor is a safe seat — SOLANKI CHHATRASINGH AMARINHJI won by 18.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOLANKI CHHATRASINGH AMARINHJI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
14,96639.8%
2
PARMAR MANSURBHAI JESANGBHAI
IND
7,84620.9%
3
CHAUHAN RUPSINH SARDARSINH
JNP(JP)
5,87715.6%
4
CHAUHAN ABHESINH BHARUBHAI
IND
5,50214.6%
5
SOLANKI ARJANBHAI LADUBHAI
1,0982.9%
6
PATEL BABARBHAI GIRDHARBHAI
IND
1,0812.9%
7
MAHERA LALLUBHAI SHANKARBHAI
JNP(SC)
5031.3%
8
RANA RAFIAHEMAD KUNWARSINHJI
IND
5021.3%
9
PATEL KISHORBHAI KARSANTBHAI
IND
2100.6%

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.

Average turnout (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 4.1% · max 28.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
51st of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.8%IND 20.9%JNP(JP) 15.6%IND 14.6%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agro (Turmeric)🏺Plastic Products
🏛️

Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple

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Ratneshvara Old Temple with Sculptured screen

🏛️MonumentASI

Ratneshvara Old Temple with Sculptured screen

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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