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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1995
Shehra
Winner — 1995
CHAUHAN SOMSINH VAJESINH
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.8%INC 29.9%10 others 20.3%
Votes
51,186
49.8% share
Winning margin
20,425
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,53,685
Shehra is a safe seat — CHAUHAN SOMSINH VAJESINH won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUHAN SOMSINH VAJESINH | BJP | 51,186 | 49.8% |
| 2 | PARMAR JASHVANTSINH MANSUKHBHAI | INC | 30,761 | 29.9% |
| 3 | PATEL KALIDAS SHANKERBHAI | IND | 10,629 | 10.3% |
| 4 | SHAIKH HABIB MOHAMED SADU | Janata Dal | 2,460 | 2.4% |
| 5 | JADAV KALUBHAI KANABHAI | 2,329 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | PARMAR KALUBHAI BHAIJEEBHAI | 2,066 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | GADHVI BHUPATSINH RAMSINH | IND | 792 | 0.8% |
| 8 | VANKAR DHANUBEN BABARBHAI | IND | 750 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BARIYA ANUPSINH RAMSINH | IND | 654 | 0.6% |
| 10 | PARMAR DILIPSINH AMARSINH | IND | 454 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SONI BIPINCHANDRA MANILAL | IND | 434 | 0.4% |
| 12 | VALAND ISHWARBHAI PUNAMBHAI | IND | 351 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
106th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 29.9%IND 10.3%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,99,885
Density
582 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,953 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Muslim 11.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated69.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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