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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2017

Vejalpur

Winner — 2017

CHAUHAN KISHOR BABULAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.4%INC 43.2%11 others 3.4%
Votes
1,17,748
53.4% share
Winning margin
22,567
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.4%
of 3,26,950

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAUHAN KISHOR BABULAL
BJP (NDA)
1,17,74853.4%
2
SHAH MIHIRBHAI SUBODHBHAI
UPA
95,18143.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,6631.7%
4
SOLANKI VINODBHAI BODHABHAI
BSP
9470.4%
5
PARMAR YUSUFBHAI JEEBHAI
UPA
8020.4%
6
MADHURI NIRAJ BHARADVAJ
IND
5500.3%
7
RINA NITINKUMAR BAROT
IND
3950.2%
8
GOVINDBHAI JADAV (DHANDHUKAWALA)
IND
2590.1%
9
SAIYAD KAUSARALI FAIYAZALI (SWAPNADRASHTA)
SP(I)
1970.1%
10
SHAIKH YUNUS GULAMRASUL
ADPT
1850.1%
11
GAJJAR NILESH RAMESHBHAI
VHS
1600.1%
12
KSHATRIA BIRJU MOTISINH
RAJPA
1570.1%
13
MAHETA YOGESH DEVENDRABHAI
LOGAP
1530.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.8% · min 10.2% · max 66.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
150th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
144th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%INC 43.2%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 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?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta
Great Mosque

Great Mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Mosque

Great Tank, Palace & Harem

Great Tank, Palace & Harem

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Tank, Palace & Harem

Pavilion Before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh

Pavilion Before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh

🏛️MonumentASI

Pavilion Before the Tomb of Saikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh

Roza of Bava Alisar & Bava Ganj Baksh

Roza of Bava Alisar & Bava Ganj Baksh

🏛️MonumentASI

Roza of Bava Alisar & Bava Ganj Baksh

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Tomb of Muhammad Begarh

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Muhammad Begarh

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Tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh.

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shaikh Ahmed Khatau Ganj Baksh.

Tomb of bibi Rajbai

Tomb of bibi Rajbai

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of bibi Rajbai

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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