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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Kadi

Winner — 1972

GOVINDBHAI S PARMAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.8%BJS 35.3%3 others 27.9%
Votes
16,267
36.8% share
Winning margin
679
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.5%
of 76,811

Kadi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 679 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVINDBHAI S PARMAR
Congress (R)
16,26736.8%
2
MOTILAL N VARATIYA
Grand Alliance
15,58835.3%
3
CHATURBHAI N PARMAR
9,56821.7%
4
HIRALAL R PARMAR
Grand Alliance
1,3933.1%
5
GANDALAL R PARMAR
IND
1,3453.0%

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.

Average turnout (109th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
109th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
142nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%BJS 35.3%NCO 21.7%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Ware🏺Engineering Goods/Machine products🏺Pottery🏺Single Ikat weaving

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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