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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1972
Dwarka
Winner — 1972
GORIYA MARKHI JETHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.5%IND 28.0%5 others 13.5%
Votes
23,234
58.5% share
Winning margin
12,117
30.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.3%
of 75,916
Dwarka is a safe seat — GORIYA MARKHI JETHA won by 30.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GORIYA MARKHI JETHA | Congress (R) | 23,234 | 58.5% |
| 2 | KESHAVJI G. RAYCHURA | IND | 11,117 | 28.0% |
| 3 | MANEK JIVABHAI TOYABHA | Grand Alliance | 3,505 | 8.8% |
| 4 | CHAVADA VALA NATHA | IND | 823 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KANTILAL DAYABHAI PATEL | IND | 750 | 1.9% |
| 6 | ATRI N DHANSUKHRAY | IND | 206 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAMMIKLAL B MANGIA | IND | 67 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.0% · max 49.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
30th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
55th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.5%IND 28.0%BJS 8.8%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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