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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1967

Palitana

Winner — 1967

D. J. PATEL
INC· INC
INC 46.7%IND 31.6%2 others 21.7%
Votes
14,450
46.7% share
Winning margin
4,668
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
51.1%
of 60,525

Palitana is a safe seat — D. J. PATEL won by 15.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. J. PATEL
INC
14,45046.7%
2
B. VORA
IND
9,78231.6%
3
P. N. GOHEL
Swatantra Party
5,71018.5%
4
A. RATHOD
IND
9963.2%

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 (144th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
144th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
143rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%IND 31.6%SWA 18.5%OTH 3.2%

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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