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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1985
Dhandhuka
Winner — 1985
SHAH NATWARLAL CHANDULAL
INC· INC
INC 58.7%JNP 23.6%6 others 17.7%
Votes
25,199
58.7% share
Winning margin
15,053
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.9%
of 97,738
Dhandhuka is a safe seat — SHAH NATWARLAL CHANDULAL won by 35.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAH NATWARLAL CHANDULAL | INC | 25,199 | 58.7% |
| 2 | PATEL JIVRAJBHAI BHIKHABHAI | Janata | 10,146 | 23.6% |
| 3 | KANZARIA LADHUBHAI BHAGWANBHAI | IND | 3,530 | 8.2% |
| 4 | PATHAK DEVENDRA CHUNILAL | BJP | 1,990 | 4.6% |
| 5 | RAWAL UPENDRA KUMAR PUSKARRAY | IND | 972 | 2.3% |
| 6 | MAKWANA ARJANBHAI KESARBHAI | IND | 441 | 1.0% |
| 7 | DHUMLA PRAVINBHAI MOHANBHAI | IND | 409 | 0.9% |
| 8 | TRIPATHI ROHITKUMAR BHALCHANDRA | 259 | 0.6% |
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 (127th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.9% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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127th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
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98th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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52nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.7%JNP 23.6%IND 8.2%OTH 9.5%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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