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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1978 by-elections
Chanasma
Winner — 1978 by-elections
D.J.DOLJIBHAI
INC(I)
INC(I) 49.2%JNP 41.7%2 others 9.0%
Votes
13,217
49.2% share
Winning margin
2,021
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Chanasma was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 2,021 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.J.DOLJIBHAI |  INC(I) | 13,217 | 0.0% |
| 2 | S.S.HAMIBHAI | 11,196 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | B.D.MEGHAJI | IND | 1,522 | 0.0% |
| 4 | K.M.DHANJI | IND | 905 | 0.0% |
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 (85th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 5.1% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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85th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
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90th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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132nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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