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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1962
Olpad
Winner — 1962
HITENDRA KANIYALAL DESAI
INC· INC
INC 62.3%SWA 34.4%1 others 3.2%
Votes
22,201
62.3% share
Winning margin
9,935
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
67.5%
of 52,762
Olpad is a safe seat — HITENDRA KANIYALAL DESAI won by 27.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HITENDRA KANIYALAL DESAI | INC | 22,201 | 62.3% |
| 2 | BABUBHAI MANCHHUBHAI PATEL | Swatantra Party | 12,266 | 34.4% |
| 3 | DAHYABHAI PARSOTTAMBHAI PATEL | IND | 1,155 | 3.2% |
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 (131st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.1% · min 3.5% · max 53.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
131st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.87
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
15th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.3%SWA 34.4%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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