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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1972
Kenkrej
Winner — 1972
SHANTILAL C DHANDHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 63.9%IND 34.2%1 others 1.9%
Votes
27,455
63.9% share
Winning margin
12,776
29.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.7%
of 73,228
Kenkrej is a safe seat — SHANTILAL C DHANDHA won by 29.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANTILAL C DHANDHA | Congress (R) | 27,455 | 63.9% |
| 2 | JAYANTILAL V SHAH | IND | 14,679 | 34.2% |
| 3 | NANALAL DALSHUKHRAM JOSHI | IND | 823 | 1.9% |
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 (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.0% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
165th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
149th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.9%IND 34.2%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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