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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1962
Wankaner
Winner — 1962
DIGVIJAYSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI
IND
IND 60.2%INC 31.1%1 others 8.7%
Votes
21,728
60.2% share
Winning margin
10,518
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.4%
of 61,849
Wankaner is a safe seat — DIGVIJAYSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIGVIJAYSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI | IND | 21,728 | 60.2% |
| 2 | JUGATRAM RATANJI RAVAL | INC | 11,210 | 31.1% |
| 3 | GOVINDBHAI JETHABHAI PATEL | IND | 3,150 | 8.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (103rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.8% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
103rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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101st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 60.2%INC 31.1%IND 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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