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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2012
Limbdi
Winner — 2012
SOMABHAI GANDALAL KOLIPATEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.6%BJP 44.7%11 others 9.7%
Votes
72,203
45.6% share
Winning margin
1,561
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.9%
of 2,26,369
Limbdi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,561 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMABHAI GANDALAL KOLIPATEL | INC (UPA) | 72,203 | 45.6% |
| 2 | KIRITSINH JITUBHA RANA | NDA | 70,642 | 44.7% |
| 3 | HIMATBHAI KANJIBHAI MITHAPARA | IND | 5,103 | 3.2% |
| 4 | SOLANKI PRAVINSINH SAMATSINH | GPP | 2,560 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SALAIYA VALJIBHAI NANUBHAI | IND | 1,996 | 1.3% |
| 6 | DINESHBHAI CHHAGANBHAI SOLANKI | BSP | 1,826 | 1.1% |
| 7 | BHAGAVANBHAI PUNJABHAI RATHOD | IND | 1,344 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BHATHANIYA AEBHABAHI UKABHAI | IND | 673 | 0.4% |
| 9 | CHAVDA MAHENDRAKUMAR MAGANBHAI | 490 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | PARMAR BHOGILAL DANABHAI | IND | 384 | 0.2% |
| 11 | CHAUHAN DHIRUBHAI JEMABHAI | IND | 345 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PARMAR VASARAMBHAI BAVALBHAI | IJP | 337 | 0.2% |
| 13 | DABHI MOHANBHAI TULSIBHAI | IND | 277 | 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 (94th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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94th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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112th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%BJP 44.7%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,56,268
Density
169 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,423 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.6%
Electricity88.2%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel56.9%
Health insurance50.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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