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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Dholka
Winner — 1962
BHANUPRASAD VALJIBHAI PANDYA
INC· INC
INC 69.5%SWA 21.9%2 others 8.6%
Votes
19,761
69.5% share
Winning margin
13,536
47.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
44.6%
of 63,646
Dholka is a safe seat — BHANUPRASAD VALJIBHAI PANDYA won by 47.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANUPRASAD VALJIBHAI PANDYA | INC | 19,761 | 69.5% |
| 2 | PREMABHAI KHANABHAI SOLANKI | Swatantra Party | 6,225 | 21.9% |
| 3 | HARIJAN DADAGURU GOVINDLAL HIARALAL BUDHA | IND | 1,249 | 4.4% |
| 4 | HARIJAN BAVDAS GULABDAS | REP | 1,185 | 4.2% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe47.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 2.2% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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90th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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154th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.5%SWA 21.9%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.