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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 75

DhorajiAssembly by-election result, 2013

P.M. Makadiya (BJP) won Dhoraji in the 2013 assembly by-election with 55.4% of the vote, beating H.G. Patil (K.P) (INC) by 11,497 votes.

Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2012 election. In 2007, seat no. 75 was Khadia. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

P.M. Makadiya
BJP 55.4%INC 41.2%3 others 3.4%
Votes
44,751
55.4% share
Winning margin
11,497
14.2% of votes
Candidates
5

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
P.M. Makadiya
44,75155.4%
2
H.G. Patil (K.P)
33,25441.2%
3
S.J. Dabhi
IND
IND
1,1431.4%
4
S.A. Nanji
9491.2%
5
C.J. Bhurabhai
IND
IND
6540.8%

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A clear win, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
14.2%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially two

BJP and INC took 97% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.10

How did the vote split?

SEAT
55.4%won by BJP
BJP 55.4%INC 41.2%Others 3.4%

Rajkot district · 38 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Ware, Engineering Goods/Machine products and Pottery, among others.

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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
  • Hindu89.3%
  • Muslim9.5%
  • Jain0.9%
  • Christian0.1%
  • Sikh0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water83.2%
Electric lighting95.5%
Toilet at home69.4%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 1812.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Ware🏺Engineering Goods/Machine products🏺Pottery🏺Single Ikat weaving
Dhank Caves

Dhank Caves

🏛️MonumentASI

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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Who has won Dhoraji, 2012–2022

  1. 2012RADADIYA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI (INC), margin 1.8%
  2. 2017LALIT VASOYA (INC), margin 15.8%
  3. 2022Dr. Mahendrabhai Padalia (BJP), margin 7.9%