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Gujarat · PC 16 · 1998
Kapadvanj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSHINGJI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.0%INC 32.5%2 others 27.4%
Votes
2,74,507
40.0% share
Winning margin
51,294
7.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,85,826
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSHINGJI | NDA (NDA) | 2,74,507 | 40.0% |
| 2 | JAGADISHBHAI MOTIJI THAKOR | INC | 2,23,213 | 32.5% |
| 3 | PROF.KISHORSINH SOLANKI | AIRJP | 1,81,751 | 26.5% |
| 4 | GAUSWAMI DASHARATHPURI DAHYAPURI | 6,355 | 0.9% |
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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 6.5% · max 30.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
5th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.0%INC 32.5%AIRJP 26.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,745
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,204 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 12.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation54.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.