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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1972

Dholka

Winner — 1972

P RAVJIBHAI MAKWANA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.1%NCO 30.8%4 others 19.1%
Votes
24,745
50.1% share
Winning margin
9,553
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.2%
of 75,663

Dholka is a safe seat — P RAVJIBHAI MAKWANA won by 19.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P RAVJIBHAI MAKWANA
Congress (R)
24,74550.1%
2
NAVALBHAI N SHAH
15,19230.8%
3
HARISCHANDRA L PATEL
Grand Alliance
7,31514.8%
4
THAKORLAL NANALAL PARIKH
IND
9191.9%
5
LALUBHAI SUJATBHAI MALEK
IND
8011.6%
6
TIDABHAI BHUDARBHAI VAGHRI
IND
3700.8%

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 (146th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
146th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
122nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%NCO 30.8%BJS 14.8%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta

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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