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Gujarat · PC 9 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Dhandhuka
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS
BJP· BJP
BJP 51.4%INC 41.7%14 others 6.9%
Votes
1,60,303
51.4% share
Winning margin
30,229
9.7% of votes
Total votes cast
3,11,991
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS | BJP | 1,60,303 | 51.4% |
| 2 | CHAVADA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | INC | 1,30,074 | 41.7% |
| 3 | YOGENDRA MAKAWANA | AIIC(T) | 6,117 | 2.0% |
| 4 | DAHYABHAI NATHUBHAI GODAVARIA | IND | 2,646 | 0.8% |
| 5 | CHAUHAN MANOJKUMAR PARSOTTAMBHAI | 2,345 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | CHAVADA MOTIBHAI GAGABHAI | IND | 2,071 | 0.7% |
| 7 | CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI BHAVANBHAI | IND | 1,714 | 0.6% |
| 8 | GOVIND BHAI JADAV (J.G.RAMJIBHAI) | United Front | 1,455 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ZALA JETHABHAI SAMABHAI | IND | 1,072 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NARENDRA SANKHALIYA | United Front | 833 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MAKWANA KESHAVLAL KUBERBHAI | 814 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | MAKWANA ARJANBHAI KESARBHAI | IND | 691 | 0.2% |
| 13 | MANSUKHBHAI GULABBHAI MERAIYA | IND | 691 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SINGAROTIYA MULSINH MOHANSINH | IND | 580 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RATHOD DALABHAI SAVABHAI | IND | 390 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PARMAR ANIL KUMAR BABULAL | IND | 195 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (21st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.8% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
21st of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
22nd of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.4%INC 41.7%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,56,268
Density
169 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,423 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population1.2%
Figures are for Surendranagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.6%
Electricity88.2%
Sanitation35.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel56.9%
Health insurance50.4%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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