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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1967

Kheralu

Winner — 1967

V. V. PARIKH
IND
IND 35.1%SWA 34.6%2 others 30.3%
Votes
14,212
35.1% share
Winning margin
223
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.8%
of 73,916

Kheralu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 223 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. V. PARIKH
IND
14,21235.1%
2
M. K. THAKORE
Swatantra Party
13,98934.5%
3
A. A. TUNWAR
INC
10,63026.3%
4
M. H. PATEL
IND
1,6574.1%

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.

Low turnout (154th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.2% · min 0.6% · max 57.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
154th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
80th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.1%SWA 34.5%INC 26.3%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BandhaniGI🏺Brass Parts🏺Khambhaliya Shawl🏺Marine & Fisheries/ Dholdara Fish🏺Petrochemcials🏺Salt

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