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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1998

Bhavnagar North

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Winner — 1998

MAHENDRA TRIVEDI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.4%INC 28.1%9 others 27.5%
Votes
36,072
44.4% share
Winning margin
13,259
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.7%
of 1,56,951

Bhavnagar North is a safe seat — MAHENDRA TRIVEDI won by 16.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHENDRA TRIVEDI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
36,07244.4%
2
KIRAN MANIBHAI GANDHI
INC
INC
22,81328.1%
3
ARUN MEHTA
CPM
19,66524.2%
4
KISHOR BHATT
AIRJP
1,3291.6%
5
KUNJANI CHHANGOMAL RATANMAL
IND
2910.4%
6
ISHVERBHAI CHHAGANBHAI MAKAWANA
IND
2620.3%
7
DATHIYA BHUPATBHAI TAPUBHAI
IND
2360.3%
8
BHAYANI VASANTBHAI DADBHAI
AJBP
2000.3%
9
DR.BHARATBHAI JOSHI
IND
1270.2%
10
NEHUL TRIVEDI
IND
1030.1%
11
JAMOD SAVEETABEN KANUBHAI
RPI
850.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 4.7% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
84th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
65th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.4%INC 28.1%CPM 24.2%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Lakkadiya Hanuman Temple

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