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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1988 by-elections

Dwarka

Winner — 1988 by-elections

V.R.NATHABHAI
INC 42.3%JNP 26.1%10 others 31.6%
Votes
19,847
42.3% share
Winning margin
7,607
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
12

Dwarka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 7,607 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.R.NATHABHAI
19,8470.0%
2
G.K.DEVA
12,2400.0%
3
M.K.KARMANBHA
IND
9,6530.0%
4
P.J.SAVJIBHAI
IND
3,0980.0%
5
H.G.MUNJA
IND
6120.0%
6
J.D.AJABHAI
IND
5170.0%
7
J.K.DAHYALAL
IND
5000.0%
8
S.K.RAVABHA
IND
1870.0%
9
Z.M.VALUBHA
IND
1030.0%
10
D.N.JOSHI
IND
800.0%
11
N.D.HAMIR
IND
580.0%
12
G.R.VERASHI
IND
450.0%

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 (56th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
123rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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