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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1996 by-elections
Nadiad
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Desai Dhirenbahi Madhubhai
INC 42.6%BJP 29.4%5 others 28.0%
Votes
31,506
42.6% share
Winning margin
9,800
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desai Dhirenbahi Madhubhai | 31,506 | 42.6% | |
| 2 | Jeswani Durgaben Khushi Ram | 21,706 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | Brahm Bhatt Chittranjan Bhai Ghanshyam Bhai | RJP | 20,250 | 27.4% |
| 4 | Barot Paresh Ghanshyam Bhai | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Ayekanad Bipin Chandra Shashtriji | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Makwana Manubhai Vasrambhai | IND | 117 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Khalasi Ji tendrabhai Govind Bhai | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 2.4% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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63rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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84th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%BJP 29.4%RJP 27.4%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.