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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2002
Wadhwan
Winner — 2002
KELA DHANRAJBHAI GOVINDBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.3%INC 36.0%8 others 12.6%
Votes
59,446
51.3% share
Winning margin
17,744
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,90,056
Wadhwan is a safe seat — KELA DHANRAJBHAI GOVINDBHAI won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KELA DHANRAJBHAI GOVINDBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 59,446 | 51.3% |
| 2 | ZALA RANJITSINH JILUBHA | INC | 41,702 | 36.0% |
| 3 | SANKALIYA GANGARAMBHAI TAPUBHAI | IND | 7,302 | 6.3% |
| 4 | JOBANPUTRA NAVINCHANDRA CHUNILAL | NCP | 1,940 | 1.7% |
| 5 | HARJIBHAI VALJIBHAI KANZARIYA | BSP | 1,416 | 1.2% |
| 6 | JASHUBHAI SHETH (BHADRESHIVALA) | IND | 1,165 | 1.0% |
| 7 | PATEL JAGDISHBHAI KANJIBHAI (SHIVSENAVALA) | IND | 886 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MANDLIA RUPESH CHANDRAKANTBHAI | IND | 794 | 0.7% |
| 9 | CHAUHAN JAYESHKUMAR LALJIBHAI | IND | 601 | 0.5% |
| 10 | CHHAGANLAL ALABHAI VANIYA | Samajwadi Party | 539 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.1% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
1st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
78th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.3%INC 36.0%IND 6.3%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,20,506
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,743 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population9.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.6%Muslim 6.8%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.0%
Electricity70.7%
Sanitation26.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated43.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.0%
Children underweight (under 5)44.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.0%
Women literate63.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Clean cooking fuel45.6%
Health insurance41.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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