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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1967
Wadhwan
Winner — 1967
S. J. JHALA
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 68.6%INC 25.8%1 others 5.5%
Votes
29,776
68.6% share
Winning margin
18,565
42.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.6%
of 65,164
Wadhwan is a safe seat — S. J. JHALA won by 42.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. J. JHALA | Swatantra Party | 29,776 | 68.6% |
| 2 | G. N. SHAH | INC | 11,211 | 25.8% |
| 3 | C. AMICHAND | IND | 2,393 | 5.5% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.1% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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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
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 68.6%INC 25.8%IND 5.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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