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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1972
Dhandhuka
Winner — 1972
B UJAMSHIBHAI MODY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 57.0%BJS 34.2%3 others 8.7%
Votes
24,176
57.0% share
Winning margin
9,657
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.4%
of 66,896
Dhandhuka is a safe seat — B UJAMSHIBHAI MODY won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B UJAMSHIBHAI MODY | Congress (R) | 24,176 | 57.0% |
| 2 | DWARKADAS AMRATLAL | Grand Alliance | 14,519 | 34.2% |
| 3 | NANBHAI RAMBHAI KHACHAR | IND | 2,876 | 6.8% |
| 4 | DALABHAI SAMABHAI MAKWANA | IND | 474 | 1.1% |
| 5 | M MAHETA SHASHIKANT | IND | 353 | 0.8% |
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 (172nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 2.0% · max 58.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
172nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.76
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
56th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.0%BJS 34.2%IND 6.8%OTH 2.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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