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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1985
Tankara
Winner — 1985
PATEL VALLABHBHAI POPATBHAI
INC· INC
INC 89.8%BJP 10.2%
Votes
57,888
89.8% share
Winning margin
51,311
79.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,05,457
Tankara is a safe seat — PATEL VALLABHBHAI POPATBHAI won by 79.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL VALLABHBHAI POPATBHAI | INC | 57,888 | 89.8% |
| 2 | RUPARELIA MOHAN LAL DEVJIBHAI | BJP | 6,577 | 10.2% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe79.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.6% · max 79.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
12th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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79th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 89.8%BJP 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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