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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2012
Matar
Winner — 2012
CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.5%INC 42.3%7 others 11.2%
Votes
71,021
46.5% share
Winning margin
6,487
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.7%
of 2,01,690
A closely fought contest. CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 71,021 | 46.5% |
| 2 | SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI PATEL | UPA | 64,534 | 42.3% |
| 3 | BHARVAD ZALABHAI GHELABHAI | IND | 8,324 | 5.5% |
| 4 | RAKESH RAO ADVOCATE | GPP | 4,152 | 2.7% |
| 5 | PRAJAPATI SUMITRABEN NARESHBHAI | IND | 1,823 | 1.2% |
| 6 | VYAS HETALBEN VINUBHAI | BSP | 1,066 | 0.7% |
| 7 | PATHAN FIRODASKHAN YASINKHAN | IND | 684 | 0.5% |
| 8 | CHAUHAN RATANSINH UDESINH | IND | 531 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MAKWANA HIRABHAI SOMABHAI | SP(I) | 496 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.4% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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43rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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85th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%INC 42.3%IND 5.5%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,99,885
Density
582 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,953 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Muslim 11.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated69.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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