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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2012
Mehemdabad
Winner — 2012
GAUTAMBHAI RAVJIBHAI CHAUHAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.2%BJP 42.5%3 others 12.3%
Votes
68,767
45.2% share
Winning margin
4,181
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.2%
of 2,02,296
A closely fought contest. GAUTAMBHAI RAVJIBHAI CHAUHAN won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAUTAMBHAI RAVJIBHAI CHAUHAN | INC (UPA) | 68,767 | 45.2% |
| 2 | CHAUHAN SUNDARSINH BHALABHAI | NDA | 64,586 | 42.5% |
| 3 | DABHI DOLATSINH SOMABHAI | GPP | 11,662 | 7.7% |
| 4 | NATVARBHAI TRIBHOVANDAS PATEL | Samajwadi Party | 5,105 | 3.4% |
| 5 | PATHAN ILTEKAFHUSAIN HABIBKHAN | BSP | 1,945 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 2.5% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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27th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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25th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.2%BJP 42.5%GPP 7.7%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.