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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1962
Kapadwanj
Winner — 1962
UTSAVBHAI SHANKERLAL PARIKH
INC· INC
INC 49.2%SWA 29.0%2 others 21.8%
Votes
19,927
49.1% share
Winning margin
8,163
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.5%
of 60,970
Kapadwanj is a safe seat — UTSAVBHAI SHANKERLAL PARIKH won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSAVBHAI SHANKERLAL PARIKH | INC | 19,927 | 49.1% |
| 2 | DHANVANTLAL MANEKLAL SHROFF | Swatantra Party | 11,764 | 29.0% |
| 3 | KANSINHY SARDARJI ZALA | IND | 6,031 | 14.9% |
| 4 | GIRDHARBHAI PARSOTAMDAS PATEL | IND | 2,821 | 7.0% |
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.
Average turnout (121st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 9.2% · max 45.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
121st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
76th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%SWA 29.0%IND 14.9%IND 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,80,365
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,034 km²
SC population5.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 91.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.0%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation53.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Women literate74.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.0%
Clean cooking fuel59.8%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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