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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1985
Visnagar
Winner — 1985
BHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL
IND
IND 38.8%INC 34.3%5 others 27.0%
Votes
30,657
38.8% share
Winning margin
3,575
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,24,800
A closely fought contest. BHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL | IND | 30,657 | 38.8% |
| 2 | BABALDAS SHANKERDAS PATEL | INC | 27,082 | 34.3% |
| 3 | THAKOR PUNJAJI SADAJI | BJP | 20,046 | 25.4% |
| 4 | PATEL SURYAKANT JETHABHAI | 469 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | BABUBHAI MULCHANBHAI BHARATVALA | IND | 356 | 0.5% |
| 6 | B. C. BHATT | IND | 256 | 0.3% |
| 7 | THAKOR KANTABAHEN AJITSINH | IND | 197 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (164th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
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164th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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146th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.8%INC 34.3%BJP 25.4%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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