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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Gandhidham
Winner — 2017
MAHESHWARI MALTI KISHOR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.6%INC 39.2%13 others 8.1%
Votes
79,713
52.6% share
Winning margin
20,270
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.5%
of 2,77,693
A clear win with a 13.4% margin.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWARI MALTI KISHOR | BJP (NDA) | 79,713 | 52.6% |
| 2 | KISHOR GANGJIBHAI PINGOL | UPA | 59,443 | 39.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,578 | 2.4% |
| 4 | BHANJIBHAI MYAJARBHAI DUNGARIYA | BMUP | 1,965 | 1.3% |
| 5 | BHARYA JUMABHAI SAVALI | BSP | 1,233 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DANICHA GOVINDBHAI PUNAMCHAND | AAP | 1,101 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SONDARVA BALUBEN MAHESHBHAI | IND | 1,087 | 0.7% |
| 8 | VAGHELA SOMABHAI RUPABHAI | IND | 1,037 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAJESH LADHABHAI CHAVDA | IND | 561 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAMESH MAVABHAI SOLANKI | IND | 436 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ADVOCATE GOVIND DAFDA | IND | 371 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BHARAT UMAR MARU | IND | 331 | 0.2% |
| 13 | VANKAR RAMESHBHAI MAGABHAI | AINHCP | 219 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BALIYA LALJIBHAI KARABHAI | ASAPA | 196 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VANJARA HIRABEN DALPATBHAI | RKSP | 177 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 1.8% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
182nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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22nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.6%INC 39.3%OTH 5.8%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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