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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2017

Dabhoi

Winner — 2017

MEHTA SHAILESHBHAI KANAIYALAL (SHAILESH SOTTA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.5%INC 46.7%9 others 4.9%
Votes
77,945
48.5% share
Winning margin
2,839
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.7%
of 2,01,849

Dabhoi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,839 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MEHTA SHAILESHBHAI KANAIYALAL (SHAILESH SOTTA)
BJP (NDA)
77,94548.5%
2
PATEL SIDDHARTH CHIMANBHAI
UPA
75,10646.7%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0461.9%
4
MADHUSUDAN MOHANBHAI ROHIT
BSP
1,0950.7%
5
KISHORBHAI NAGJIBHAI PATANVADIYA
GJCP
9590.6%
6
NAVINBHAI HIMANTBHAI RAI
IND
7940.5%
7
RAKESH HARILAL VASAVA
IND
6890.4%
8
CHANDUBHAI HARGOVINDBHAI BHATIYA
IND
3380.2%
9
GOHIL ARUNABEN SOMABHAI
IND
3130.2%
10
ANILBHAI KANUBHAI VANKAR
IND
3030.2%
11
PATEL ASHWINBHAI ANTOLBHAI
AINHCP
2690.2%

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

High turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.1% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
22nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
86th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%INC 46.7%OTH 3.0%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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Ancient Site (Excavated)

Ancient Site (Excavated)

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Ancient Site (Excavated)

Gateway or Torana

Gateway or Torana

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Gateway or Torana

Hira gate with S.No. 38, 41, 45, 47 & Tika No. 102 & 103

Hira gate with S.No. 38, 41, 45, 47 & Tika No. 102 & 103

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Hira gate with S.No. 38, 41, 45, 47 & Tika No. 102 & 103

Mahudi (Champaneri) Gate & adjacent construction

Mahudi (Champaneri) Gate & adjacent construction

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Mahudi (Champaneri) Gate & adjacent construction

Nandodi Gate With adjacent construction

Nandodi Gate With adjacent construction

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Nandodi Gate With adjacent construction

Saptamukhi Vav

Saptamukhi Vav

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Saptamukhi Vav

Vadodara Gate & its adjacent construction

Vadodara Gate & its adjacent construction

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Vadodara Gate & its adjacent construction

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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