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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Desai Dhirenbahi Madhubhai
31,50642.6%
2
Jeswani Durgaben Khushi Ram
21,70629.4%
3
Brahm Bhatt Chittranjan Bhai Ghanshyam Bhai
RJP
20,25027.4%
4
Barot Paresh Ghanshyam Bhai
IND
1560.2%
5
Ayekanad Bipin Chandra Shashtriji
IND
1350.2%
6
Makwana Manubhai Vasrambhai
IND
1170.2%
7
Khalasi Ji tendrabhai Govind Bhai
IND
780.1%

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
safe
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 2.4% · max 61.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
63rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
84th of 182

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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.

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