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Winner — 1957
SHAH MANEKLAL CHUNILAL
INC· INC
INC 50.8%IND 49.2%
Votes
19,348
50.8% share
Winning margin
580
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.9%
of 59,631
Dholka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 580 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAH MANEKLAL CHUNILAL | 19,348 | 50.8% | |
| 2 | PATEL SOMABHAI KHODIDAS | IND | 18,768 | 49.2% |
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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 1.5% · max 12.4%
How contested is turnout?
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64%
lowerhigher
99th of 339How crowded is the field?
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2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd 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
INC 50.8%IND 49.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED