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Gujarat · PC 23 · 1998

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Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

CHANDUBHAI SHANABHAI DESHMUKH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.0%INC 33.2%5 others 31.8%
Votes
2,22,981
35.0% share
Winning margin
11,609
1.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,36,669
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDUBHAI SHANABHAI DESHMUKH
NDA (NDA)
2,22,98135.0%
2
KAKUJI IQBALBHAI MAHAMMEDBHAI (IQBAL KAKUJI)
INC
2,11,37233.2%
3
VASAVA CHHOTUBHAI AMARSANG
1,45,77322.9%
4
GAMBHIRSINH SARDARSINH PARMAR
AIRJP
51,3648.1%
5
SHEIKH BURHANUDDIN FIROJ
2,5800.4%
6
TARSADIYA GULABSINH BHAGWANSINH
IND
1,5380.2%
7
VASAVA MOHANBHAI JESANGBHAI
IND
1,0610.2%

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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.8% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
6th of 26

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 26

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
4th of 26

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.0%INC 33.2%JD 22.9%AIRJP 8.1%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems and Jewellery🏷️SadeliGI🏺Zari and Zardosi
🏛️

Ancient site comprising S. Plot No.535

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site comprising S. Plot No.535

🏛️

Fateh Burj

🏛️MonumentASI

Fateh Burj

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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