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Gujarat · PC 17 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Dohad
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI
INC· INC
INC 57.4%BJP 34.8%11 others 7.8%
Votes
1,72,045
57.4% share
Winning margin
67,582
22.5% of votes
Total votes cast
2,99,820
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI | INC | 1,72,045 | 57.4% |
| 2 | BHABHOR SUMANBHAI RANGJIBHAI | BJP | 1,04,463 | 34.8% |
| 3 | NAYKA DILIPBHAI MAVSING | IND | 5,038 | 1.7% |
| 4 | RATHOD RAMABHAI DHULABHAI | IND | 3,546 | 1.2% |
| 5 | NISARATA CHHAGANBHAI DHIRABHAI | AIIC(T) | 3,160 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DAMOR MASULBHAI MANJIBHAI | IND | 1,961 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MAHIDA SHASHIKANT KANJIBHAI | 1,788 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | MAKWANA RANCHHODBHAI SOMABHAI | GAVP | 1,586 | 0.5% |
| 9 | HATHILA MOTIBHAI VARSINHBHAI | 1,561 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | NINAMA MOHANBHAI KANJIBHAI | IND | 1,482 | 0.5% |
| 11 | BARIYA ANANDSINH RAMSINHBHAI | IND | 1,077 | 0.4% |
| 12 | DEVDHA SAMSUBHAI KHATARABHAI | IND | 1,074 | 0.4% |
| 13 | KATARA SINGJIBHAI JALJIBHAI | 1,039 | 0.3% |
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 (17th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.1% · max 45.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
17th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
11th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.4%BJP 34.8%OTH 7.8%
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%
Figures are for Kheda, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.