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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2012
Palanpur
Winner — 2012
MAHESHKUMAR AMRUTLAL PATEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.7%BJP 44.3%12 others 8.0%
Votes
75,097
47.7% share
Winning margin
5,284
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.2%
of 2,21,291
A closely fought contest. MAHESHKUMAR AMRUTLAL PATEL won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHKUMAR AMRUTLAL PATEL | INC (UPA) | 75,097 | 47.7% |
| 2 | PRAJAPATI GOVINDBHAI MADHAVLAL | NDA | 69,813 | 44.3% |
| 3 | SHRIMALI ASHOKBHAI BALCHANDBHAI | IND | 5,269 | 3.4% |
| 4 | BHUTADIYA VIRSANGBHAI PARATHIBHAI | IND | 3,092 | 2.0% |
| 5 | VYAS MANUBHAI JAYSHANKAR | GPP | 764 | 0.5% |
| 6 | BIHARI NASARULLAKHAN ASADULLAKHAN | BSP | 737 | 0.5% |
| 7 | PARMAR CHHAGANCHANDRARAJ DHANABHAI | IND | 630 | 0.4% |
| 8 | LOH BHIKHABHAI JEETABHAI | Samajwadi Party | 507 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DHUNKH AJMALJI BHATHIJI | IND | 301 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GAYAKWAD KHALIDBHAI IBRAHIMBHAI | IND | 290 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SHRIMALI PARSOTTAMBHAI RAMJIBHAI | 270 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | JUDAL DANSUNGBHAI HEMRAJBHAI | IND | 265 | 0.2% |
| 13 | MEVADA CHAMANLAL KHEMCHAND | NDA | 223 | 0.1% |
| 14 | CHAUDHARY RAJESHKUMAR VIRSANGBHAI | IND | 199 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (103rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.8% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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103rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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101st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%BJP 44.3%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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