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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2012

Radhanpur

Winner — 2012

THAKOR NAGARJI HARCHANDJI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.9%INC 43.4%8 others 10.7%
Votes
69,493
45.9% share
Winning margin
3,834
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.7%
of 2,20,253

A closely fought contest. THAKOR NAGARJI HARCHANDJI won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THAKOR NAGARJI HARCHANDJI
BJP (NDA)
69,49345.9%
2
BHAVSINHJI DAYAJI RATHOD
UPA
65,65943.4%
3
BHARVAD MERABHAI RAJABHAI
IND
5,2253.5%
4
AYAR RAJESHBHAI LAKHMANBHAI
Samajwadi Party
2,2771.5%
5
CHAUDHARY MEMABHAI DOSABHAI
GPP
2,2561.5%
6
PARMAR SURESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
BSP
2,1591.4%
7
THAKOR PRADHANJI BABUJI
IND
1,5421.0%
8
PUJARA JASVANTLAL MUMJIBHAI(JASUBHAI EX.WRITER RADHANPUR)
IND
1,4621.0%
9
GOVINDJI OKHAJI THAKOR
IND
7160.5%
10
PARMAR ISHVARBHAI NANJIBHAI
NDA
5850.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (79th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 2.5% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
79th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
44th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.9%INC 43.4%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,43,734
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,792 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.9%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.6%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation46.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated81.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel62.6%
Health insurance50.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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