Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 75 · 2012

Dhoraji

1962 1967 1972 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

Winner — 2012

RADADIYA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI

INC· INC (UPA)

INC 46.5%BJP 44.7%15 others 8.9%

Votes

76,189

46.5% share

Winning margin

2,943

1.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

70.8%

of 2,31,498

Dhoraji was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,943 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

7 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	RADADIYA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI	INC INC (UPA)	76,189	46.5%
2	HARILAL MADHAVJIBHAI PATEL	BJP NDA	73,246	44.7%
3	NANDANIYA HARESHBHAI KANJIBHAI	BSP BSP	2,494	1.5%	DL
4	SONDARVA ASHOK NANJI	IND	2,057	1.3%	DL
5	SANJAY JINABHAI DABHI	IND	1,983	1.2%	DL
6	SAMA AMINBHAI ISHAKBHAI	IND	1,679	1.0%	DL
7	SOJITRA RAMNIKBHAI VALLABHABHAI	IND	1,635	1.0%	DL
8	ADHADUK JAGADISHBHAI RATANSIBHAI	GPP	1,429	0.9%	DL
9	DER JETHABHAI FOGALBHAI	IND	564	0.3%	DL
10	RAJESH RAVJIBHAI SONDARVA	DBSP	451	0.3%	DL
11	BUKHARI SHAHNAVAZ ABUMIYA	IND	426	0.3%	DL
12	VAKIL VINZUDA RANJITBHAI NARANBHAI	IND	419	0.3%	DL
13	DHARAR JUBER ASHRAFBHAI	LJP NDA	374	0.2%	DL
14	KANSAGARA GIRISHKUMAR KANJIBHAI	IND	290	0.2%	DL
15	KALADIYA RAJESHBHAI SOMABHAI	IND	275	0.2%	DL
16	MARVANIYA KIRTIKUMAR BAVANJIBHAI	IND	247	0.1%	DL
17	BAKALI IMTIYAZ HANIFBHAI	IND	216	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (157th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

1.8%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 24.9% · min 0.1% · max 74.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

58%

lowerhigher

157th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.92

fewer partiesmore parties

36th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.0%

lowerhigher

165th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 46.5%BJP 44.7%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

7/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

38,04,558

Density

340 / km²

Sex ratio

927 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

11,198 km²

SC population7.6%

ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

89%HINDU

Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water83.2%

Electricity95.5%

Sanitation69.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births99.3%

Children fully vaccinated84.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%

Children underweight (under 5)37.0%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%

Women literate84.7%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%

Clean cooking fuel83.6%

Health insurance45.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

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