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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2012
Jamnagar South
Winner — 2012
TRIVEDI VASUBEN NARENDRABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.2%INC 43.8%12 others 10.0%
Votes
55,894
46.2% share
Winning margin
2,862
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,84,141
A closely fought contest. TRIVEDI VASUBEN NARENDRABHAI won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIVEDI VASUBEN NARENDRABHAI | BJP (NDA) | 55,894 | 46.2% |
| 2 | LAL JITENDRA HARIDAS (JITU LAL) | UPA | 53,032 | 43.8% |
| 3 | SABHAYA TULSHIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | GPP | 5,747 | 4.8% |
| 4 | KHAFI ASHRAF JUMMABHAI | Samajwadi Party | 2,251 | 1.9% |
| 5 | HEMANT AATMARAM BHADRA | IND | 1,830 | 1.5% |
| 6 | SONAGRA DINESH DHANJIBHAI | IND | 775 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KHAFI SALIM YUSUFBHAI | IND | 343 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RATHOD SHAILESH HARISHBHAI | IND | 283 | 0.2% |
| 9 | VIKRAMSINH BHAVSINH JETHWA | IND | 262 | 0.2% |
| 10 | NARENDRABHAI CHANABHAI PARMAR | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 11 | VEDANT PRITIBEN SHAILESHBHAI | NDA | 164 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GOHIL KAILASHBHAI KHIMJIBHAI | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KHIRA JUMA NURMAMAD | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DAVE CHETAN JAYSUKHLAL | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.7% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
159th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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66th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.2%INC 43.8%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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