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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1998

Dhandhuka

Winner — 1998

BHARAT PANDYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.6%AIRJP 26.7%7 others 26.7%
Votes
35,928
46.6% share
Winning margin
15,307
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.6%
of 1,43,872

Dhandhuka is a safe seat — BHARAT PANDYA won by 19.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHARAT PANDYA
BJP (NDA)
35,92846.6%
2
PARIKH DILIPBHAI RAMANLAL
AIRJP
20,62126.7%
3
CHUDASMA MAHENDRSINH VIRMDEVSINH
INC
19,09024.8%
4
RAVAL GAUTAMKUMAR K.
IND
5230.7%
5
CHUDASMA AJITSINH (BHADIYAD PIR)
3820.5%
6
PARMAR SARDARSING MOTIBHAI
IND
2150.3%
7
DHOLAKIYA GOPALBHAI JARAMBHAI
IND
1500.2%
8
VADODARIYA D.D.
IND
1370.2%
9
VANAR NATVARSINH PRATPSINH
IND
570.1%

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
safe
19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.9% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
127th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
52nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.6%AIRJP 26.7%INC 24.8%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta

Vejalka

Heritage SiteWikidata
🏛️

Masjid of Ragusha Pir

🏛️MonumentASI

Masjid of Ragusha Pir

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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