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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1998
Wadhwan
Winner — 1998
DHANRAJBHAI KELA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.2%INC 32.4%2 others 14.4%
Votes
46,617
53.2% share
Winning margin
18,207
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,65,829
Wadhwan is a safe seat — DHANRAJBHAI KELA won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANRAJBHAI KELA | BJP (NDA) | 46,617 | 53.2% |
| 2 | DAVE NANDKISHOR TRAMBAKLAL | INC | 28,410 | 32.4% |
| 3 | ZALA RANJITSINH JILUBHA | AIRJP | 11,836 | 13.5% |
| 4 | DILIP DULERA | IND | 794 | 0.9% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.1% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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1st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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78th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.2%INC 32.4%AIRJP 13.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing/Milk Preparation🏺Granite and Marble Blocks🏺Soof Embroidery/Applique
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.