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Winner — 1957
PATEL DWARKADAS AMRATLAL
IND
IND 50.6%INC 49.4%
Votes
16,741
50.6% share
Winning margin
409
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
59.6%
of 55,505
Dhandhuka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 409 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL DWARKADAS AMRATLAL | IND | 16,741 | 50.6% |
| 2 | KURESHI GHULAM RASUL MIYANSAHEB | 16,332 | 49.4% |
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 (143rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.2% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
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60%
lowerhigher
143rd of 339How crowded is the field?
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2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 339How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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396 seats · 199 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 50.6%INC 49.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED