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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2012
Tharad
Winner — 2012
PARABATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.3%INC 40.2%4 others 17.4%
Votes
68,517
42.4% share
Winning margin
3,473
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
85.5%
of 1,89,236
A closely fought contest. PARABATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.76 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARABATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 68,517 | 42.4% |
| 2 | MAVJIBHAI CHATRABHAI PATEL | UPA | 65,044 | 40.2% |
| 3 | JERADIYA SHATIBHAI BHAGABHAI | IND | 14,074 | 8.7% |
| 4 | BRAHMAN BHAGAVANBHAI DHANABHAI | IND | 7,418 | 4.6% |
| 5 | JEPAL MAHADEVBHAI VISAJI | BSP | 4,036 | 2.5% |
| 6 | TRIVEDI SURESHCHANDRA DAHYALAL | IND | 2,704 | 1.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.1% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
1st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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78th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.4%INC 40.2%IND 8.7%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.76 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food Processing/Milk Preparation🏺Granite and Marble Blocks🏺Soof Embroidery/Applique
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.