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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985

Palitana

Winner — 1985

SAMA MAJIDBHAI DADABHAI
INC· INC
INC 39.9%BJP 21.2%6 others 38.9%
Votes
21,345
39.9% share
Winning margin
10,023
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.5%
of 98,145

Palitana is a safe seat — SAMA MAJIDBHAI DADABHAI won by 18.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMA MAJIDBHAI DADABHAI
INC
21,34539.9%
2
BALAR GORDHANBHAI HARIBHAI
BJP
11,32221.2%
3
KERAT DURLLABHAJIBHAI RANCHHODBHAI
Janata
10,59019.8%
4
BARIAYA GOKALBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI
IND
8,45815.8%
5
CHAVDA LALAJIBHAI SAVJIBHAI
IND
6731.3%
6
GOHEL MANARSHINJI DHIRSINJI
IND
5581.0%
7
RAJYAGURU GAJANAND JAMNADAS
3770.7%
8
KACCHADIA NANUBHAI HIRJIBHAI
IND
1300.2%

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
lean
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.2% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
136th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
166th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.9%BJP 21.2%JNP 19.8%IND 15.8%OTH 3.3%

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
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