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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 151 · 1967
Surat City East
Winner — 1967
G. R. CHOKHAWALA
INC· INC
INC 68.3%SWA 17.0%3 others 14.7%
Votes
18,966
68.3% share
Winning margin
14,244
51.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.8%
of 50,697
Surat City East is a safe seat — G. R. CHOKHAWALA won by 51.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. R. CHOKHAWALA | INC | 18,966 | 68.3% |
| 2 | P. B. MODI | Swatantra Party | 4,722 | 17.0% |
| 3 | H. M. SOLANKI | IND | 2,877 | 10.4% |
| 4 | M. B. CHOPRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 808 | 2.9% |
| 5 | R. C.MASTER | Samyukta Socialist Party | 393 | 1.4% |
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 (32nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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32nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
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139th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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97th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.3%SWA 17.0%IND 10.4%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,51,019
Density
238 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,509 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population31.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.6%Muslim 22.1%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity92.2%
Sanitation61.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.1%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.9%
Children underweight (under 5)45.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.8%
Clean cooking fuel60.2%
Health insurance37.4%
What's nearby?
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