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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1972

Padra

Winner — 1972

MANUBHAI CHHOTABHAI PATEL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.4%NCO 30.0%3 others 28.6%
Votes
21,373
41.4% share
Winning margin
5,896
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.7%
of 81,038

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANUBHAI CHHOTABHAI PATEL
Congress (R)
21,37341.4%
2
JASVANTLAL S SHAH
15,47730.0%
3
KHODUBHAI A VAGHELA
Grand Alliance
12,99425.2%
4
DINESHBHAI A BHAVSAR
1,0912.1%
5
SHANTILAL B PATEL
IND
6811.3%

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 (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 0.8% · max 59.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
42nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%NCO 30.0%BJS 25.2%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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