Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2017

Wadhwan

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Winner — 2017

DHANJIBHAI PATEL (MAKSON)

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 52.0%INC 40.6%17 others 7.4%

Votes

89,595

52.0% share

Winning margin

19,524

11.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

64.1%

of 2,69,004

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

19 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	DHANJIBHAI PATEL (MAKSON)	BJP BJP (NDA)	89,595	52.0%
2	PATEL MOHANBHAI DAHYABHAI	INC UPA	70,071	40.6%
3	VASANI CHARULATA AKSHAYKUMAR	IND	2,682	1.6%	DL
4	MITHAPARA VASHRAMBHAI BHAVUBHAI	BSP BSP	2,179	1.3%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	1,312	0.8%
6	VORA BHAVANBHAI DEVJIBHAI	IND	1,229	0.7%	DL
7	VAGHELA TULSIBHAI SHIVABHAI	IND	1,216	0.7%	DL
8	RATHOD GITABEN BABUBHAI	IND	1,166	0.7%	DL
9	PARMAR PRABHUBHAI GOKALBHAI	GJCP	560	0.3%	DL
10	YADAV PARSHOTAMBHAI HIRABHAI	IND	465	0.3%	DL
11	CHAUHAN JAYESHBHAI LALJIBHAI	IND	402	0.2%	DL
12	MOVAR HASANBHAI IBRAHIMBHAI	IND	278	0.2%	DL
13	KANJIYA RAJESHBHAI JEMALBHAI	VPP	225	0.1%	DL
14	JADAV RAJBHA BHARATSINH	IND	222	0.1%	DL
15	ZALA GIRIRAJSINH VIDURSINH	IND	210	0.1%	DL
16	MAKWANA UKABHAI AMRABHAI	IND	186	0.1%	DL
17	JAM SULEMAN HASANBHAI	IND	165	0.1%	DL
18	MAKWANA JAGJIVANBHAI RAMJIBHAI	REALDP	156	0.1%	DL
19	BAKULBHAI MOHANBHAI VORA	LSPS	131	0.1%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (148th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

11.3%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 15.1% · min 0.7% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

59%

lowerhigher

148th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.32

fewer partiesmore parties

106th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.6%

lowerhigher

68th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 52.0%INC 40.6%OTH 6.7%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

17,56,268

Density

169 / km²

Sex ratio

930 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

10,423 km²

SC population10.2%

ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

92%HINDU

Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water69.6%

Electricity88.2%

Sanitation35.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births85.6%

Children fully vaccinated62.5%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%

Children underweight (under 5)41.8%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%

Women literate75.1%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%

Clean cooking fuel56.9%

Health insurance50.4%

What's nearby?

1 location

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Single Ikat weaving🏺Spinning and Cotton Yarn🏷️Tangaliya ShawlGI

Ranak Devi¦s Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ranak Devi¦s Temple

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