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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2002Reserved (SC)
Jamnagar Rural
Winner — 2002
DR. DINESH PARMAR
INC· INC
INC 48.0%BJP 45.8%5 others 6.2%
Votes
53,239
48.0% share
Winning margin
2,440
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.5%
of 2,49,428
A closely fought contest. DR. DINESH PARMAR won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. DINESH PARMAR | INC | 53,239 | 48.0% |
| 2 | ZALA MANAHARBHAI VALJI | NDA | 50,799 | 45.8% |
| 3 | VAGHELA DINESH DAYA | IND | 2,753 | 2.5% |
| 4 | DHULIYA MALSIH DESHABHAI | IND | 1,288 | 1.2% |
| 5 | PATHAN BHUPAT SHANKARBHAI | NCP | 1,171 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MAKVANA BHANJI KANABHAI | BSP | 1,162 | 1.1% |
| 7 | MRS. GOHIL SHANTABEN PREMJIBHAI | RKEP | 451 | 0.4% |
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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.8% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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41st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
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128th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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140th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%BJP 45.8%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.