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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2012

Wadhwan

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Winner — 2012

DOSHI VARSHABEN NARENDRABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.4%INC 40.5%11 others 8.1%
Votes
83,049
51.4% share
Winning margin
17,558
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
70.0%
of 2,31,001

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DOSHI VARSHABEN NARENDRABHAI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
83,04951.4%
2
VYAS HIMANSHU CHIMANLAL
INC
UPA
65,49140.5%
3
LIMBADIYA KANTILAL VITTHALBHAI
IND
3,0801.9%
4
ISHWARBHAI NATHUBHAI PATEL
GPP
2,6941.7%
5
AGHARA GHANSHYAMBHAI KANJIBHAI
BSP
BSP
1,9191.2%
6
PARSOTAMBHAI HIRABHAI YADAV
IND
1,0790.7%
7
KAVAR GANESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
JD(U)
NDA
8650.5%
8
BAVALIYA SIDIKBHAI ABUBHAI
IND
8610.5%
9
TUNDIA PRAMJIBHAI VIRJIBHAI
IND
8440.5%
10
PARMAR PRABHUBHAI GOKALBHAI
IND
5810.4%
11
JAM SULEMAN HASANBHAI
IND
4670.3%
12
THAKAR SATISHCHANDRA GAJANAND
IND
3480.2%
13
MAKWANA UKABHAI AMARABHAI
IJP
3390.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (148th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.7% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
148th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
68th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.4%INC 40.5%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,56,268
Density
169 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,423 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.6%
Electricity88.2%
Sanitation35.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel56.9%
Health insurance50.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Single Ikat weaving🏺Spinning and Cotton Yarn🏷️Tangaliya ShawlGI
Ranak Devi¦s Temple

Ranak Devi¦s Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ranak Devi¦s Temple

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