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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2012
Gandhinagar North
Winner — 2012
ASHOKKUMAR RANCHHODBHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.2%INC 46.4%6 others 4.4%
Votes
73,551
49.2% share
Winning margin
4,225
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.3%
of 2,03,934
A closely fought contest. ASHOKKUMAR RANCHHODBHAI PATEL won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOKKUMAR RANCHHODBHAI PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 73,551 | 49.2% |
| 2 | SURESHKUMAR CHATURDAS PATEL | UPA | 69,326 | 46.4% |
| 3 | VIPULCHANDRA MANSUKHBHAI MUCHHADIYA | IND | 2,236 | 1.5% |
| 4 | M.R. PATEL | GPP | 1,660 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PARIKH CHIRAG NATVARLAL | BSP | 1,045 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VAGHELA SUKHDEVSINH PARBATSINH | IND | 898 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RATHOD PRATAPSINH VARVAJI | IND | 382 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJ PRAJAPATI | IND | 334 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.7% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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116th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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64th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.2%INC 46.4%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,91,753
Density
650 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,140 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.6%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Children underweight (under 5)44.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance29.7%
What's nearby?
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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.