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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1985

Chotila

Winner — 1985

KARAMSHIBHAI KANJIBHAI MAKWANA
IND
IND 57.7%INC 37.5%2 others 4.8%
Votes
28,934
57.7% share
Winning margin
10,111
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.7%
of 88,452

Chotila is a safe seat — KARAMSHIBHAI KANJIBHAI MAKWANA won by 20.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARAMSHIBHAI KANJIBHAI MAKWANA
IND
28,93457.7%
2
SAMAND MOTIBHAI HIRABHAI
INC
18,82337.5%
3
KHACHAR VIKRAMSINH LAGADHIRBHAI
BJP
1,6043.2%
4
VEGHELA SATUBHA KANUBHA
IND
7911.6%

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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.3% · min 1.8% · max 81.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
39th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 57.7%INC 37.5%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing/Milk Preparation🏺Granite and Marble Blocks🏺Soof Embroidery/Applique

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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