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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2022
Tharad
Winner — 2022
SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAI CHAUDHARY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.3%INC 42.1%13 others 3.7%
Votes
1,17,891
54.3% share
Winning margin
26,506
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
87.5%
of 2,48,297
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAI CHAUDHARY | BJP (NDA) | 1,17,891 | 54.3% |
| 2 | GULABSINH PIRABHAI RAJPUT | INC | 91,385 | 42.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,466 | 1.6% |
| 4 | SARTANBHAI VAKHATABHAI HADIYAL | IND | 1,878 | 0.9% |
| 5 | HADIYAL MAHESHKUMAR RANCHHODBHAI | 720 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | VARAN MANUBHAI VALABHAI | IND | 476 | 0.2% |
| 7 | VIRCHANDBHAI CHELABHAI CHAVDA | AAP | 278 | 0.1% |
| 8 | BOCHIYA MOHANBHAI ISHVARBHAI | IND | 211 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PARMAR SEDHABHAI VAGHABHAI | IND | 207 | 0.1% |
| 10 | BRAHMKSHATRIYA BHAGAVTIBEN KHETSINHBHAI | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 11 | THAKOR LAXMIBEN SHURESHBHAI | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PRAKASHBHAI MANJIBHAI DARAJI | SVPP | 137 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KAMLESHBHAI KALUBHAI DESAI | IND | 91 | 0.0% |
| 14 | BHARATKUMAR KHEMABHAI CHARAMTA | PRJVJP | 74 | 0.0% |
| 15 | RAMESHJI VANAJI MAKVANA | GAGUP | 68 | 0.0% |
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
safe12.2%
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 54.3%INC 42.1%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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
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