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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1980
Anjar
Winner — 1980
KHIMJIBHAI JESANGBHAI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 60.9%BJP 25.1%3 others 13.9%
Votes
26,293
60.9% share
Winning margin
15,451
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.5%
of 99,263
Anjar is a safe seat — KHIMJIBHAI JESANGBHAI won by 35.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHIMJIBHAI JESANGBHAI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 26,293 | 60.9% |
| 2 | SHAH CHAMPAKLAL CHUNILAL | BJP | 10,842 | 25.1% |
| 3 | BHEDA VISHANJI RAGHAVJI | IND | 3,637 | 8.4% |
| 4 | VELANI DEVRAJ ASHA | IND | 1,722 | 4.0% |
| 5 | AYER BAL SUBRAMANIAR RAMA SAMNI | IND | 661 | 1.5% |
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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 1.8% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
48%
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182nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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22nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.9%BJP 25.1%IND 8.4%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️AjrakhGI🏺Bhujodi Shawl weaving🏺Green Dates🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Handicraft Items🏺Leather Work🏺Salt
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