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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1967

Dhoraji

Winner — 1967

M. G. PATEL
INC· INC
INC 48.4%SWA 42.8%2 others 8.8%
Votes
16,330
48.4% share
Winning margin
1,891
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.1%
of 59,056

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. G. PATEL
INC
16,33048.4%
2
C. H. VYAS
Swatantra Party
14,43942.8%
3
K. D. KHAND.
IND
2,1966.5%
4
A. U. GANDHI
Praja Socialist Party
7652.3%

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 (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.5% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
58th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
54th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%SWA 42.8%IND 6.5%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product

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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