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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1990

Palanpur

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Winner — 1990

BACHANI LEKHRAJ HEMRAJ
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.7%JD 33.5%17 others 31.8%
Votes
24,498
34.7% share
Winning margin
843
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
49.7%
of 1,42,170

Palanpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 843 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHANI LEKHRAJ HEMRAJ
BJP
BJP
24,49834.7%
2
SOLANKI RAYAMALJI HEMAJI
JD
National Front
23,65533.5%
3
PATEL AMARATLAL KALIDAS
IND
12,47617.7%
4
BATUA DINESHBHAI M.
INC
INC
6,8799.7%
5
PATEL BHIKHABHAI HARIBHAI
IND
1,4952.1%
6
PARMAR VAIJIBHAI LALJIBHAI
DMM
2630.4%
7
RAMJIBHAI GODADBHAI BHAKODARA
IND
2260.3%
8
KAPDI MAGANBHAI RAMJIBHAI
DDP
1840.3%
9
MODH JAYANTILAL PREHLADBHAI
IND
1630.2%
10
THAKORE MERUJI DOSJI
IND
1470.2%
11
BELIM ALIHUSEN HASUBHAI
IND
1290.2%
12
SALVI HIRALAL RAMJIBHAT
IND
940.1%
13
PARMAR AMARATBHAI NATHABHAI
IND
940.1%
14
MIR KAMALBHAI VIDABHAI
IND
880.1%
15
SINDHI IBRAHIMBHAI ANAVARBHAI
IND
770.1%
16
BABULAL CHIMANLAL SHAH
IND
480.1%
17
TRIVEDI PREMUBHAI NARANBHAI
IND
430.1%
18
PARMAR NIZAMKHAN AJAMKHAN
IND
280.0%
19
BHATIYA NAGARBHAI SAVABHAI
IND
250.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (119th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.2% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
119th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
81st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.7%JD 33.5%IND 17.7%INC 9.7%OTH 4.4%

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?

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