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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Dharampur
Winner — 1998
CHAUDHARY HIRABHAI RAMJIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.9%INC 40.8%3 others 13.3%
Votes
36,082
45.9% share
Winning margin
3,975
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,48,772
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUDHARY HIRABHAI RAMJIBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 36,082 | 45.9% |
| 2 | KISHANBHAI VESTABHAI PATEL | INC | 32,107 | 40.8% |
| 3 | PATEL ARVINDBHAI CHHOTUBHAI | AIRJP | 3,911 | 5.0% |
| 4 | JADAV VASANJIBHAI GANJUBHAI | 3,293 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | AMBELAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL | BSP | 3,239 | 4.1% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.2% · min 5.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
71st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.83
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
77th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.9%INC 40.8%OTH 13.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,05,678
Density
567 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,008 km²
SC population2.2%
ST population52.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 5.5%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water33.1%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation47.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)34.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.7%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Clean cooking fuel73.1%
Health insurance40.6%
What's nearby?
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