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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1980
Bhavnagar South
Winner — 1980
PATEL TRAMBAKLAL MULJIBHAI (PATEL BABUBHAI VAKIL)
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.1%BJP 24.9%4 others 32.0%
Votes
16,626
43.1% share
Winning margin
7,014
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.0%
of 94,097
Bhavnagar South is a safe seat — PATEL TRAMBAKLAL MULJIBHAI (PATEL BABUBHAI VAKIL) won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL TRAMBAKLAL MULJIBHAI (PATEL BABUBHAI VAKIL) |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 16,626 | 43.1% |
| 2 | GOHEL SHIVBHADRASINHA KRISHNA KUMARSINHJI | BJP | 9,612 | 24.9% |
| 3 | GANDHI MANILAL GORDHAN | JNP(JP) | 7,367 | 19.1% |
| 4 | KOSHIA BHIKHALAL JIVRAJBHAI | IND | 3,515 | 9.1% |
| 5 | ANDHARIA RAMNIKLAL PURUSHOTTAM | IND | 1,215 | 3.1% |
| 6 | PATEL DEVJIBHAI JIVABHAI | IND | 223 | 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.
Average turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.2% · max 19.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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67th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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129th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.1%BJP 24.9%JNP(JP) 19.1%IND 9.1%OTH 3.7%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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