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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1972
Palitana
Winner — 1972
BATUKRAI H VORA
CPI· Left
CPI 37.9%IND 36.7%1 others 25.5%
Votes
11,996
37.9% share
Winning margin
378
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.3%
of 68,416
Palitana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 378 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATUKRAI H VORA | Left | 11,996 | 37.9% |
| 2 | DALSUKHBHAI J GODHANI | IND | 11,618 | 36.7% |
| 3 | BAVCHAND NARAN ZALAWADIA | Congress (R) | 8,062 | 25.4% |
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
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
144th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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143rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 37.9%IND 36.7%INC 25.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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