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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2017
Jamnagar North
Winner — 2017
JADEJA DHARMENDRASINH MERUBHA (HAKUBHA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.9%INC 30.3%23 others 10.7%
Votes
84,327
59.0% share
Winning margin
40,963
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
65.4%
of 2,18,669
Jamnagar North is a safe seat — JADEJA DHARMENDRASINH MERUBHA (HAKUBHA) won by 28.6%.
Seat history
7 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JADEJA DHARMENDRASINH MERUBHA (HAKUBHA) | BJP (NDA) | 84,327 | 59.0% |
| 2 | AHIR JIVANBHAI KARUBHAI KUMBHARVADIYA | UPA | 43,364 | 30.3% |
| 3 | GUJARATISURYA KAMLESHBHAI LAXMANBHAI | IND | 4,047 | 2.8% |
| 4 | GOTAM ALABHAI VAGHELA | BSP | 1,957 | 1.4% |
| 5 | JOGAL ARJAN | IND | 1,568 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,538 | 1.1% |
| 7 | JAFARBHAI JUSABBHAI DODEPAUTRA | UPA | 831 | 0.6% |
| 8 | PARMAR JAGDISHBHAI DEVSIBHAI | IND | 729 | 0.5% |
| 9 | PARMAR DEVJI | IND | 666 | 0.5% |
| 10 | CHAUHAN HAMIDABEN | IND | 625 | 0.4% |
| 11 | KHAFI ARIF JUMABHAI | IND | 437 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KURESHI MAHAMADSIDIK HASAMBHAI | IND | 354 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JADAV DINESH DEVSIBHAI | IND | 284 | 0.2% |
| 14 | CHAVDA JUNAS MAMAD | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
| 15 | VAGHELA KANJI JETHABHAI (K. J. VAGHELA) | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAYJADA SIRAJBHAI DOSTMAMADBHAI | IND | 249 | 0.2% |
| 17 | AHIR CHAVDA DIPAK DEVATBHAI | 245 | 0.2% | |
| 18 | PARMAR DINESH BHARATBHAI | IND | 200 | 0.1% |
| 19 | BHAMBHI ASHOK KARABHAI | IND | 184 | 0.1% |
| 20 | ARTHIYA ASHOKBHAI | AINHCP | 183 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SANGHANI CHANDRESH | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KURESHI HANIF ABDULKARIM | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MAKWANA RAMESH AMARABHAI | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 24 | AMRONIYA INUS MAMAD | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SAMEJA MAMAD KASAMBHAI | BRP | 123 | 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 (154th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.2% · min 0.6% · max 57.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
154th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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80th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.0%INC 30.3%OTH 9.7%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/24
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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