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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1985

Kalol

Winner — 1985

THAKOR SHANKERJI KALAJI
INC· INC
INC 54.1%BJP 39.2%4 others 6.6%
Votes
32,733
54.1% share
Winning margin
9,001
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,16,586

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THAKOR SHANKERJI KALAJI
INC
32,73354.1%
2
PATEL VITHALBHAI CHAGANDAS
BJP
23,73239.2%
3
DESAI MAHADEVBHAI LALJIBHAI
Janata
3,4905.8%
4
THAKOR KUNVARJI MADHAJI
IND
2280.4%
5
PATEL RASIKLAL KACHARBHAI
1840.3%
6
GARASIYA LAKSHAMANJI MEGHSINHJI
IND
1170.2%

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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.5% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
73rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
167th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.1%BJP 39.2%JNP 5.8%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BandhaniGI🏺Brass Parts🏺Khambhaliya Shawl🏺Marine & Fisheries/ Dholdara Fish🏺Petrochemcials🏺Salt
Gop (Sun) Temple

Gop (Sun) Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Gop (Sun) Temple

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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