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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2012

Dhanera

Winner — 2012

JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATEL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 55.1%BJP 36.0%4 others 8.8%
Votes
87,460
55.1% share
Winning margin
30,291
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.8%
of 2,06,586

Dhanera is a safe seat — JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATEL won by 19.1%.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATEL
INC (UPA)
87,46055.1%
2
PUROHIT VASANTBHAI RANCHHODJI
NDA
57,16936.0%
3
DABHI RUPABHAI CHENABHAI
BSP
4,9013.1%
4
KUCHAVADIYA ZAVERJI CHAMANJI
IND
4,0942.6%
5
THAKOR AJITJI SANTIJI
Samajwadi Party
2,6951.7%
6
DEVDA DUNGARSINH BHARATSINH
NDA
2,3451.5%

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

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.2% · max 24.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
11th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
33rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.1%BJP 36.0%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.72 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.

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