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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2017
Dholka
Winner — 2017
BHUPENDRASINH MANUBHA CHUDASAMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 44.5%INC 44.3%12 others 11.3%
Votes
71,530
44.5% share
Winning margin
327
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.7%
of 2,30,867
Dholka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 327 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUPENDRASINH MANUBHA CHUDASAMA | BJP (NDA) | 71,530 | 44.5% |
| 2 | RATHOD ASHVINBHAI KAMSUBHAI | UPA | 71,203 | 44.3% |
| 3 | SHAKTISINH SARDARSINH SISODIYA | IND | 4,222 | 2.6% |
| 4 | BHAILALBHAI KALUBHAI PANDAV | BSP | 3,139 | 1.9% |
| 5 | VAGHELA RAMANBHAI KALJIBHAI | IND | 3,110 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,347 | 1.5% |
| 7 | MAKWANA HARIBHAI DIPUBHAI | UPA | 1,198 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MAHENDRAKUMAR SHANTILAL JADAV | BMUP | 1,104 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MASHRUBHAI MOHANBHAI MAKVANA | IND | 871 | 0.5% |
| 10 | VAGHELA ALPESHSINH SURUBHA | IND | 709 | 0.4% |
| 11 | BHARATBHAI BABUBHAI THAKOR | IND | 522 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RATHOD KALUBHAI LAKHABHAI | IND | 420 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GOVINDBHAI DAHYABHAI GOL | IND | 248 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KADARI JAVEDMIYA CHHOTASAHEB | IND | 221 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.2% · max 19.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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67th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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129th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.5%INC 44.3%OTH 9.8%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.50 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
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