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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1985

Himatnagar

Winner — 1985

PATEL LAKHABHAI BACHECHARDAS
INC· INC
INC 43.5%JNP 30.9%14 others 25.6%
Votes
24,801
43.5% share
Winning margin
7,185
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.4%
of 1,08,776

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATEL LAKHABHAI BACHECHARDAS
INC
24,80143.5%
2
PATEL BHAGVANDAS HARIBHAI
Janata
17,61630.9%
3
PATEL NATHABHAI DEVJIBHAI
BJP
8,56115.0%
4
I. G. MOMIN
IND
1,9183.4%
5
DEVABHAI LAKHABHAI PATEL
IND
8601.5%
6
NANDENBEN BALKRISHNA TRIVEDI
IND
6751.2%
7
ZALA RAJUSINH NATHUSINH
IND
4630.8%
8
C. K. JOSHI
IND
4220.7%
9
CHUNIBHAI BAHECHARDAS
IND
4060.7%
10
VANKAR VALABHAI RAMCHANDBHAI
IND
2660.5%
11
JAYENDRAKUMAR LALITKUMAR BHATT
2570.5%
12
SONGARA PADAMSINH TEJSINH
IND
2220.4%
13
RATNABHAI KALABHAI VANKAR
IND
1980.3%
14
PATEL RAVJIBHAI KANJIBHAI
IND
1340.2%
15
PARMAR RAMAJI RATNAJI
IND
1220.2%
16
JADEJA SARTANJI MERAJI
IND
670.1%

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 (179th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 4.4% · max 24.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
179th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
105th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%JNP 30.9%BJP 15.0%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Dehydrated Vegetables (Onion)🏺Groundnuts/ Peanuts🏺Jining🏺Peanut butter
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Ancient Site/Mound, Vallabhipur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site/Mound

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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