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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1995

Mehsana

Winner — 1995

KHODABHAI N. PATEL
BJP· BJP
BJP 46.3%INC 45.2%14 others 8.5%
Votes
50,113
46.3% share
Winning margin
1,242
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,65,326

Mehsana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,242 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KHODABHAI N. PATEL
BJP
50,11346.3%
2
RAYKA SAGARBHAI KALYANBHAI (SAGAR RAYKA)
INC
48,87145.2%
3
THAKOR AMRUTJI BABUJI
IND
4,2453.9%
4
DHINGARA BHARATBHUSHAN DEVIDAYAL
IND
1,3641.3%
5
AMERA MAHENDRASING RAMCHANDRA
6930.6%
6
DASHARATHBHAI PRABHUDAS PRAJAPATI
IND
4580.4%
7
CHAUDHARI MOTIBHAI ABHERAJBHAI
ABJS
4090.4%
8
GAUSWAMI ISHWARPURI SOMPURI
IND
3890.4%
9
RAVAL DHARMENDRAKUMAR CHIMANLAL
3740.3%
10
PATEL NATWARLAL TRIBHOVANDAS
IND
2500.2%
11
PATEL MATHURBHAI MOHANDAS
IND
1960.2%
12
THAKOR DEEWANJI PRADHANJI
IND
1940.2%
13
CHAUHAN HAJEEBHAI KASAMBHAI
BMSM
1780.2%
14
MAGANLAL AMBARAM PATEL
IND
1680.2%
15
RAVAL MELABHAI RAVABHAI
IND
1500.1%
16
CHAUDHARI JESANGBHAI REVABHAI
IND
1390.1%

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.

Average turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.1% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
113th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
63rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.3%INC 45.2%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,85,449
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,316 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Muslim 5.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.1%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation57.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance42.1%

What's nearby?

11 locations
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