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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1967

Dholka

Winner — 1967

K. G. GHIYA
INC· INC
INC 49.6%SWA 46.1%3 others 4.3%
Votes
21,303
49.5% share
Winning margin
1,486
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.2%
of 63,023

A closely fought contest. K. G. GHIYA won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. G. GHIYA
INC
21,30349.5%
2
B. S. VAGHELA
Swatantra Party
19,81746.1%
3
J. B. ACHARYA
IND
1,1342.6%
4
B. G. PATEL
IND
4141.0%
5
A. R. SANKALIA
IND
3210.8%

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.

Low turnout (146th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 2.4% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
146th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
122nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%SWA 46.1%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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