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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 146 · 2012

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Winner — 2012

DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL (DINUMAMA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.0%INC 45.2%7 others 6.8%
Votes
75,227
48.0% share
Winning margin
4,308
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.1%
of 1,95,756

A closely fought contest. DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL (DINUMAMA) won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL (DINUMAMA)
BJP (NDA)
75,22748.0%
2
THAKOR JASHPALSINH MAHENDRASINH (PADHIYAR)
UPA
70,91945.2%
3
RABARI ABHESINGBHAI ISHWARBHAI
IND
4,4062.8%
4
KAMLESHKUMAR HARMANBHAI PATEL (DANCER)
GPP
1,4740.9%
5
PARMAR JAYESHBHAI AMBALAL
BSP
1,3140.8%
6
PARMAR RAJESHBHAI RANACHHODBHAI
IND
1,0040.6%
7
KACHIYA PATEL VAISHALIBEN RADHEKRISHNA
IND
9410.6%
8
PARMAR HARMANBHAI FULABHAI
IND
9350.6%
9
PARMAR JASHBHAI CHHITABHAI
IND
5560.3%

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

High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.9% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
7th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
158th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 45.2%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.46 Cr

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?

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