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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2012
Kalol
Winner — 2012
THAKOR BALDEVJI CHANDUJI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.3%BJP 45.0%12 others 9.7%
Votes
64,757
45.3% share
Winning margin
343
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,87,273
Kalol was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 343 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAKOR BALDEVJI CHANDUJI | INC (UPA) | 64,757 | 45.3% |
| 2 | DR. ATULBHAI KALIDAS PATEL | NDA | 64,414 | 45.0% |
| 3 | THAKOR GAMAJI AMBARAM | IND | 5,586 | 3.9% |
| 4 | VYAS VISHNUPRASAD CHHOTALAL | IND | 2,870 | 2.0% |
| 5 | VAGHELA SAVITABEN JAGADISHBHAI | IND | 1,575 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MAHESHKUMAR KACHARALAL PATEL | BSP | 1,182 | 0.8% |
| 7 | VAGHELA RAMESHBHAI DEVJIBHAI | IND | 635 | 0.4% |
| 8 | THAKOR GOPALJI CHUNDAJI | GPP | 543 | 0.4% |
| 9 | BHATT PINAKIN HASMUKHLAL | IND | 307 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PAREKH ARUNABEN SHIVABHAI | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANILKUMAR SOMABHAI MAKWANA | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 12 | CHAUHAN GULAMHUSEN UMARBHAI | IND | 248 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KAPADIYA AMRISHKUMAR KANTILAL | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 14 | THAKOR DASHARTHJI MAFATJI | IND | 217 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (45th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 57.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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45th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
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136th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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128th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%BJP 45.0%OTH 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,91,753
Density
650 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,140 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.6%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Children underweight (under 5)44.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance29.7%
What's nearby?
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