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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1985

Dhoraji

Winner — 1985

SOJITRA CHHAGANBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI
INC· INC
INC 56.4%JNP 41.6%2 others 2.0%
Votes
26,291
56.4% share
Winning margin
6,875
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.0%
of 1,01,361

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOJITRA CHHAGANBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI
INC
26,29156.4%
2
DHAMI RAMNIKBHAI KABABHAI
Janata
19,41641.6%
3
TUMBI HA. UMAR HA. YUSUF
IND
6601.4%
4
BAROCHIYA VALABHA MANJIBHAI
2660.6%

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 (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.0% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
47th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
109th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%JNP 41.6%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product
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Hingloji Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Hingloji Mata Temple

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Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & the ancient shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & the ancient shrines

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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