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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1972

Dabhoi

Winner — 1972

KALIDAS JETHABHAI CHAUHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 52.5%NCO 33.3%2 others 14.2%
Votes
22,511
52.5% share
Winning margin
8,237
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.9%
of 70,417

Dabhoi is a safe seat — KALIDAS JETHABHAI CHAUHAN won by 19.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALIDAS JETHABHAI CHAUHAN
Congress (R)
22,51152.5%
2
AMBALAL NAGJIBHAI PATEL
14,27433.3%
3
JAYANT N PARIKH
Grand Alliance
5,24612.2%
4
MOTISINGH DADABHAI SOLANKI
IND
8592.0%

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 (134th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.5% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
134th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
38th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%NCO 33.3%BJS 12.2%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products

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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