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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI SHANKARBHAI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 50.2%JNP(JP) 47.1%4 others 2.7%
Votes
27,572
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,708
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.3%
of 91,155

A closely fought contest. CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI SHANKARBHAI won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI SHANKARBHAI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
27,57250.2%
2
PATEL FULABHAI VARDHABHAI
JNP(JP)
25,86447.1%
3
JOSHI NARENDRAKUMAR KALIDAS
IND
7291.3%
4
KHRISTI VILLIAMBHAI ALOISHBHAI
IND
4330.8%
5
PATEL RAJNIKANT MAHIJIBHAI
IND
1690.3%
6
BHATABHAI SHIVABHAI THAKOR
IND
1530.3%

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.

High turnout (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.3% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
13th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
172nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.2%JNP(JP) 47.1%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
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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🏛️

Microlithic site S.No. 311, 12, 13 & 298

🏛️MonumentASI

Microlithic site S.No. 311, 12, 13 & 298

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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