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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1980

Dhoraji

Winner — 1980

RAMNIKBHAI DHAML
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 51.5%INC(I) 47.4%2 others 1.2%
Votes
27,812
51.5% share
Winning margin
2,213
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.6%
of 87,661

A closely fought contest. RAMNIKBHAI DHAML won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMNIKBHAI DHAML
JNP(JP)
27,81251.5%
2
CHIMANBHAI MEHTA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
25,59947.4%
3
DESAI VELHIBHAI KANJIBHAI
IND
4580.8%
4
VAGHASHIYA GORDHANBHAI SAVJIBHAI
IND
1640.3%

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 (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.0% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
47th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
109th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 51.5%INC(I) 47.4%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product
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Hingloji Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Hingloji Mata Temple

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Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & the ancient shrines

🏛️MonumentASI

Sabha Mandapa (Double Shrines) & the ancient shrines

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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