Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Sojitra

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Winner — 1995

PARMAR INDRANATH MADHUSUDANBHAI

BJP· BJP

BJP 53.3%INC 32.8%14 others 14.0%

Votes

44,502

53.3% share

Winning margin

17,137

20.5% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

64.6%

of 1,29,294

Sojitra is a safe seat — PARMAR INDRANATH MADHUSUDANBHAI won by 20.5%.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1990 vs 1995

All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	PARMAR INDRANATH MADHUSUDANBHAI	BJP BJP	44,502	53.3%
2	MAKWANA SHANTABAHEN YOGENDRABHAI	INC INC	27,365	32.8%
3	MAKWANA PURSOTAMBHAI KHUSHALBHAI	IND	6,910	8.3%	DL
4	ROHIT MAHENDRAHAI DUDHABHAI	BSP	602	0.7%	DL
5	ROHIT AMBALAL RAMABHAI	IND	599	0.7%	DL
6	DAVE VISHNUKUMAR JAGAJIVANBHAI	JD Janata Dal	553	0.7%	DL
7	MAKWANA PUNAMBHAI ZAVERBHAI	IND	466	0.6%	DL
8	SAGAR AVINASHBHAI PURSOTAM	IND	404	0.5%	DL
9	PARMAR JASHBHAI UKAJIBHAI	IND	370	0.4%	DL
10	HARIJAN MANILAL SHIVABHAI	IND	357	0.4%	DL
11	MAKWANA DAHYABHAI PITAMBAR	IND	309	0.4%	DL
12	MAKWANA MAHESHKUMAR BABUBHAI	IND	292	0.3%	DL
13	CHIMANLAL DAHYABHAI MAKWANA	IND	271	0.3%	DL
14	CHAVDA MANHARBHAI POPATLAL	DDP	220	0.3%	DL
15	MAHIJIBHAI DEVABHAI ROHIT	IND	186	0.2%	DL
16	SENVA MANIBHAI KASNABHAI	IND	134	0.2%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

20.5%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 19.2% · min 2.5% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

74%

lowerhigher

20th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.11

fewer partiesmore parties

24th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.4%

lowerhigher

113th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 53.3%INC 32.8%IND 8.3%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

41,65,626

Density

552 / km²

Sex ratio

934 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

7,546 km²

SC population5.3%

ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

89%HINDU

Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water72.6%

Electricity90.7%

Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births95.9%

Children fully vaccinated84.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%

Children underweight (under 5)39.9%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%

Women literate84.6%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%

Clean cooking fuel78.1%

Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

1 location

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