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Gujarat · PC 19 · 1998

Kaira

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

DINSHA PATEL
INC· INC
INC 44.3%BJP 37.8%3 others 18.0%
Votes
2,73,372
44.3% share
Winning margin
40,215
6.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,17,614
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINSHA PATEL
INC
2,73,37244.3%
2
CHAUHAN PRABHATSINH HATHISINH
NDA
2,33,15737.8%
3
SHUKLA MUKESHKUMAR SHANKERLAL
AIRJP
1,03,25616.7%
4
CHANDUBHAI HATIBHAI PATEL
IND
4,1070.7%
5
RANA SATISHBHAI RAMANBHAI
IND
3,7220.6%

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 (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
14th of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
1st of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.3%BJP 37.8%AIRJP 16.7%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Dohad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products
Old Ruined Temple of Mahadev

Old Ruined Temple of Mahadev

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Ruined Temple of Mahadev

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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