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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2002

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Winner — 2002

MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
INC· INC
INC 48.2%BJP 42.0%10 others 9.8%
Votes
44,009
48.2% share
Winning margin
5,650
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,48,726

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
INC
INC
44,00948.2%
2
ASHOK HARIDAS LAL
BJP
NDA
38,35942.0%
3
SUMBHANIYA YUSUF UMAR
IND
2,4272.7%
4
MAADAM ANAND GHELUBHAI
NCP
NCP
1,3951.5%
5
SAKHARA JESA BHIKHA
IND
1,2901.4%
6
KARANI RAMJI SAJA
RPI
1,0721.2%
7
DABHI NARANBHAI GOVINDBHAI
SAP
9681.1%
8
SUMANIYA HIRABHA TORYABHA
IND
4780.5%
9
PATHAN PIRKHAN UMARKHAN
IND
4750.5%
10
GORIYA MERAMAN SAVA
IND
3890.4%
11
JADEJA GUMANSINH JASUBHA
RKEP
2670.3%
12
GODHAM KARA SHOMATBHAI
IND
1720.2%

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 (56th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
123rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%BJP 42.0%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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