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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2012
Sanand
Winner — 2012
KARAMSIBHAI VIRJIBHAI PATEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.8%BJP 45.1%6 others 7.2%
Votes
73,453
47.8% share
Winning margin
4,148
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.2%
of 2,07,337
A closely fought contest. KARAMSIBHAI VIRJIBHAI PATEL won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARAMSIBHAI VIRJIBHAI PATEL | INC (UPA) | 73,453 | 47.8% |
| 2 | KAMABHAI GAGJIBHAI RATHOD | NDA | 69,305 | 45.1% |
| 3 | VAGHELA ALPESHSINH SURUBHA | IND | 4,329 | 2.8% |
| 4 | SHAH JAYESHBHAI MAHESHBHAI | BSP | 2,389 | 1.6% |
| 5 | PATHAN JAFRATKHAN JORAVARKHAN | IND | 1,509 | 1.0% |
| 6 | DHARMENDRABHAI DASHRATHBHAI PATEL | GPP | 1,506 | 1.0% |
| 7 | PAGI GANPATBHAI MAVJIBHAI | IND | 691 | 0.5% |
| 8 | TALPADA KOLI VIRAMBHAI RUPABHAI | IND | 590 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.7% · max 53.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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54th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
139th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%BJP 45.1%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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