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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1980
Palitana
Winner — 1980
DABHI NATUBHAI BHIKHABHAI
IND
IND 33.5%INC(I) 28.6%4 others 37.9%
Votes
16,097
33.5% share
Winning margin
2,393
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.3%
of 83,773
A closely fought contest. DABHI NATUBHAI BHIKHABHAI won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DABHI NATUBHAI BHIKHABHAI | IND | 16,097 | 33.5% |
| 2 | SARVAIYA JAYVANTSINH KESARISINH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 13,704 | 28.6% |
| 3 | KANANI RAYABHAI MADHABHAI | JNP(JP) | 9,496 | 19.8% |
| 4 | JAMBA NARANDAS BASARAM | BJP | 7,134 | 14.9% |
| 5 | VAHORA HIRJI DHARAMSHI | IND | 1,205 | 2.5% |
| 6 | GOHIL VIJAYSINH GAGUBHA | IND | 354 | 0.7% |
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 (136th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.2% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
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136th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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166th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.5%INC(I) 28.6%JNP(JP) 19.8%BJP 14.9%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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