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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1998
Dhari
Winner — 1998
BALUBHAI TANTI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.8%INC 25.8%6 others 28.4%
Votes
31,450
45.8% share
Winning margin
13,752
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,20,457
Dhari is a safe seat — BALUBHAI TANTI won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALUBHAI TANTI | BJP (NDA) | 31,450 | 45.8% |
| 2 | KRISHNAKANT VAKHARIA | INC | 17,698 | 25.8% |
| 3 | J.V.KAKADIA | IND | 9,167 | 13.3% |
| 4 | BHAGUBHAI PATNI | IND | 3,724 | 5.4% |
| 5 | CHANDRAKANT POPATBHAI SOJITRA | 3,301 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | PARSHOTAMBHAI SARDHARA | AIRJP | 2,265 | 3.3% |
| 7 | BAVANJI MADHABHAI SATANI | IND | 937 | 1.4% |
| 8 | BHIKHUBHAI BHURABHAI KOTHIYA | IND | 140 | 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 (144th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
144th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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143rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.8%INC 25.8%IND 13.3%IND 5.4%OTH 9.7%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.