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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2002

Petlad

Winner — 2002

CHANDRAKANT DAHYABHAI PATEL (C.D. PATEL)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 59.1%INC 36.3%2 others 4.6%
Votes
58,854
59.1% share
Winning margin
22,651
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.5%
of 1,37,422

Petlad is a safe seat — CHANDRAKANT DAHYABHAI PATEL (C.D. PATEL) won by 22.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRAKANT DAHYABHAI PATEL (C.D. PATEL)
BJP (NDA)
58,85459.1%
2
NIRANJAN P. PATEL
INC
36,20336.3%
3
CHIMANLAL D. MAKWANA
IND
2,8032.8%
4
PARMAR GORDHANBHAI VASHIBHAI
Samajwadi Party
1,7671.8%

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 (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.3% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
13th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
172nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.1%INC 36.3%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Microlithic site S.No. 311, 12, 13 & 298

🏛️MonumentASI

Microlithic site S.No. 311, 12, 13 & 298

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