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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1962
Padra
Winner — 1962
SHANABHAI DHULABHAI PARMAR
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 35.4%INC 35.2%4 others 29.4%
Votes
15,730
35.4% share
Winning margin
91
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.3%
of 70,156
Padra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 91 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANABHAI DHULABHAI PARMAR | Swatantra Party | 15,730 | 35.4% |
| 2 | CHANDRAKANT CHHOTALAL MEHTA | INC | 15,639 | 35.2% |
| 3 | CHANDULAL KHUSHALBHAI PATEL | NJP | 8,988 | 20.2% |
| 4 | CHATURBHAI BHIKHABHAI PATEL | IND | 1,826 | 4.1% |
| 5 | SHANKARBHAI GIRDHARLAL PATEL | IND | 1,577 | 3.5% |
| 6 | JASBHAI JETHABHAI AMIN | Praja Socialist Party | 661 | 1.5% |
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.
High turnout (26th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.2% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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26th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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53rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 35.4%INC 35.2%NJP 20.2%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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