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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Asarwa
Winner — 2012
RAJANIKANT MOHANLAL PATEL (R.M. PATEL)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 61.3%INC 33.4%6 others 5.3%
Votes
76,829
61.3% share
Winning margin
35,045
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,84,767
Asarwa is a safe seat — RAJANIKANT MOHANLAL PATEL (R.M. PATEL) won by 28.0%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJANIKANT MOHANLAL PATEL (R.M. PATEL) | BJP (NDA) | 76,829 | 61.3% |
| 2 | SURAJKAR MANGALBHAI HIRABHAI (MANGAL SURAJKAR) | UPA | 41,784 | 33.4% |
| 3 | PIYAJA MOHANBHAI MAGANBHAI (ADVOCATE) | BSP | 1,945 | 1.6% |
| 4 | DR. SONARA KANTILAL BHAVANBHAI | IND | 1,516 | 1.2% |
| 5 | CHANDRAVADAN S. PARMAR (CHANDRAKANT) | GPP | 1,193 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RATHOD YOGESHKUMAR KANTILAL | IND | 873 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NADIYA JASHUBHAI DHANJIBHAI | BhDC | 583 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RATHOD NARANBHAI LAVJIBHAI | IND | 540 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (160th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.0% · min 8.1% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
160th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 61.3%INC 33.4%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 Cr
A 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?
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