Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 75 · 2017

Dhoraji

1962 1967 1972 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

Winner — 2017

LALIT VASOYA

INC· INC (UPA)

INC 53.8%BJP 37.9%16 others 8.3%

Votes

85,070

53.8% share

Winning margin

25,085

15.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

63.2%

of 2,50,456

Dhoraji is a safe seat — LALIT VASOYA won by 15.8%.

Seat history

3 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

18 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	LALIT VASOYA	INC INC (UPA)	85,070	53.8%
2	PATEL HARIBHAI	BJP NDA	59,985	37.9%
3	CHUDASAMA HARPALSINH RANJITSINH	AINHCP	2,199	1.4%	DL
4	SONDARAVA ASHOK NANJI	IND	2,026	1.3%	DL
5	BHASKER MANHARLAL KARSANJI	BSP BSP	1,926	1.2%	DL
6	PARMAR SAHID ABDULBHAI (HEDLI)	IND	1,224	0.8%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	1,204	0.8%
8	SONDARVA VASHRAMBHAI BACHUBHAI	IND	1,183	0.8%	DL
9	DER JETHABHAI FOGALBHAI	SP Samajwadi Party	894	0.6%	DL
10	SAMA AMINBHAI ISHAKBHAI	IND	536	0.3%	DL
11	CHAVDA PARESHKUMAR GIRDHARLAL	IND	394	0.3%	DL
12	KIRTIKUMAR BAVANJIBHAI MARVANIYA	IND	349	0.2%	DL
13	HARDIKKUMAR HARSHADBHAI VACHHANI	AAP AAP	339	0.2%	DL
14	MONABEN DUSHYANTKUMAR BALDANIYA	GJCP	269	0.2%	DL
15	SUTARIYA MANISHABEN NILESHBHAI	JD(U) JD(U)	170	0.1%	DL
16	VAGHAMSHI VIPULBHAI HASMUKHBHAI	SVPP	168	0.1%	DL
17	VAKIL VINZUDA RANJIT NARANBHAI	NBNM	155	0.1%	DL
18	DHARAR JAHIRBHAI JAVIDBHAI	RAJPA	126	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 (157th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

15.8%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 24.9% · min 0.1% · max 74.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

58%

lowerhigher

157th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.92

fewer partiesmore parties

36th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.0%

lowerhigher

165th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 53.8%BJP 37.9%OTH 7.6%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

3/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

38,04,558

Density

340 / km²

Sex ratio

927 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

11,198 km²

SC population7.6%

ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

89%HINDU

Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water83.2%

Electricity95.5%

Sanitation69.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births99.3%

Children fully vaccinated84.9%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%

Children underweight (under 5)37.0%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%

Women literate84.7%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%

Clean cooking fuel83.6%

Health insurance45.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations

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Temples

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