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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 132 · 2012Reserved (ST)

Dahod

Winner — 2012

PANADA VAJESINGBHAI PARSINGBHAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 55.2%BJP 25.7%5 others 19.1%
Votes
73,956
55.2% share
Winning margin
39,548
29.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.0%
of 2,06,178

Dahod is a safe seat — PANADA VAJESINGBHAI PARSINGBHAI won by 29.5%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANADA VAJESINGBHAI PARSINGBHAI
INC (UPA)
73,95655.2%
2
PALAS NAGARSINH KASNABHAI
NDA
34,40825.7%
3
DAMOR KARANSINH ALIAS PARVATBHAI SOMJIBHAI
IND
15,08011.3%
4
BHABHOR BABUBHAI MALABHAI
IND
5,4964.1%
5
PARMAR HEMANTKUMAR CHUNILAL
BSP
2,2521.7%
6
DEVDHA SAMSUBHAI KHATRABHAI
IND
1,4061.1%
7
PARMAR CHIMANBHAI NARIYABHAI
GPP
1,3551.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.5% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
134th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
38th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.2%BJP 25.7%IND 11.3%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products

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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