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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1962
Wadhwan
Winner — 1962
ARUNA SHANKER PRASAD DESAI
INC· INC
INC 46.8%IND 41.4%2 others 11.8%
Votes
15,338
46.8% share
Winning margin
1,769
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.8%
of 60,930
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUNA SHANKER PRASAD DESAI | INC | 15,338 | 46.8% |
| 2 | CHUNILAL POPATLAL CHUDGAR | IND | 13,569 | 41.4% |
| 3 | SHANTILAL PARSHOTTAMDAS CHAMPANERI | Praja Socialist Party | 3,383 | 10.3% |
| 4 | KIRTISINH GOVINDSINH RANA | 502 | 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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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15th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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49th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%IND 41.4%PSP 10.3%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing/Milk Preparation🏺Granite and Marble Blocks🏺Soof Embroidery/Applique
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