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Gujarat · PC 3 · 1998
Jamnagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
KORADIA CHANDRESHBHAI VALJIBHAI (CHANDRESH PATEL)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.6%INC 37.4%5 others 11.9%
Votes
2,31,124
50.6% share
Winning margin
60,119
13.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,56,624
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KORADIA CHANDRESHBHAI VALJIBHAI (CHANDRESH PATEL) | NDA (NDA) | 2,31,124 | 50.6% |
| 2 | AHIR BHIKHUBHAI VAROTARIA | INC | 1,71,005 | 37.5% |
| 3 | KARSHANBHAI SAVJIBHAI PARMAR | 32,971 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | SHAH CHANDRAKANTBHAI KARAMSHIBHAI | IND | 7,636 | 1.7% |
| 5 | KUNDARIA PRANJIVAN MOHAN | 5,434 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | VAKIL NATHABHAI V.GOHIL | 4,590 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | JANI LALITBHAI NAVALSHANKAR | AJBP | 3,864 | 0.8% |
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 (16th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.1% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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16th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
16th of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%INC 37.5%JD 7.2%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,43,734
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,792 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population1.0%
Figures are for Patan, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.9%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.6%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated81.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel62.6%
Health insurance50.2%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cumin🏺Double Ikkat Patan🏺Isabgul🏷️PatolaGI
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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.