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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1972
Kheralu
Winner — 1972
SHANKARJI OKHAJI THAKOR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.7%IND 40.2%2 others 11.1%
Votes
25,543
48.7% share
Winning margin
4,468
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.6%
of 81,088
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANKARJI OKHAJI THAKOR | Congress (R) | 25,543 | 48.7% |
| 2 | VASANTLAL VRIJLAL PARIKH | IND | 21,075 | 40.2% |
| 3 | RASIKLAL P DAVE | IND | 4,263 | 8.1% |
| 4 | MOTIBHAI KUVARJI DESAI | IND | 1,531 | 2.9% |
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 (154th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.2% · min 0.6% · max 57.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
154th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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80th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%IND 40.2%IND 8.1%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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