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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985
Palitana
Winner — 1985
SAMA MAJIDBHAI DADABHAI
INC· INC
INC 39.9%BJP 21.2%6 others 38.9%
Votes
21,345
39.9% share
Winning margin
10,023
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.5%
of 98,145
Palitana is a safe seat — SAMA MAJIDBHAI DADABHAI won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMA MAJIDBHAI DADABHAI | INC | 21,345 | 39.9% |
| 2 | BALAR GORDHANBHAI HARIBHAI | BJP | 11,322 | 21.2% |
| 3 | KERAT DURLLABHAJIBHAI RANCHHODBHAI | Janata | 10,590 | 19.8% |
| 4 | BARIAYA GOKALBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI | IND | 8,458 | 15.8% |
| 5 | CHAVDA LALAJIBHAI SAVJIBHAI | IND | 673 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GOHEL MANARSHINJI DHIRSINJI | IND | 558 | 1.0% |
| 7 | RAJYAGURU GAJANAND JAMNADAS | 377 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | KACCHADIA NANUBHAI HIRJIBHAI | IND | 130 | 0.2% |
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 (136th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.2% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
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136th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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166th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.9%BJP 21.2%JNP 19.8%IND 15.8%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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