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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P RAVJIBHAI MAKWANA | Congress (R) | 24,745 | 50.1% |
| 2 | NAVALBHAI N SHAH | 15,192 | 30.8% | |
| 3 | HARISCHANDRA L PATEL | Grand Alliance | 7,315 | 14.8% |
| 4 | THAKORLAL NANALAL PARIKH | IND | 919 | 1.9% |
| 5 | LALUBHAI SUJATBHAI MALEK | IND | 801 | 1.6% |
| 6 | TIDABHAI BHUDARBHAI VAGHRI | IND | 370 | 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 (146th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
146th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
122nd of 182Where 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 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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