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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1962

Dhanera

Winner — 1962

SURAJMAL MAVJIBHAI SHAH
INC· INC
INC 50.6%SWA 49.4%
Votes
10,665
50.6% share
Winning margin
252
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
38.1%
of 55,386

Dhanera was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 252 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURAJMAL MAVJIBHAI SHAH
INC
10,66550.6%
2
BALASHANKER JAYSHANKER JOSHI
Swatantra Party
10,41349.4%

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 (136th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.2% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
136th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
166th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%SWA 49.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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