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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1972
Surat City West
Winner — 1972
JASHVANT SINH D CHAUHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 40.0%NCO 24.8%4 others 35.2%
Votes
17,664
40.0% share
Winning margin
6,720
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.0%
of 88,146
Surat City West is a safe seat — JASHVANT SINH D CHAUHAN won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASHVANT SINH D CHAUHAN | Congress (R) | 17,664 | 40.0% |
| 2 | G MDHUSEN ABDULSAMAD | 10,944 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | K K DESAI | Grand Alliance | 8,570 | 19.4% |
| 4 | M YUSUF DINMOHMAD ANSARI | IND | 5,764 | 13.1% |
| 5 | SUBHODH CHANDRA G DESAI | IND | 895 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SARASWATI CHANDRA CHITANI | IND | 279 | 0.6% |
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.
Low turnout (152nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 2.1% · max 61.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
152nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
82nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%NCO 24.8%BJS 19.4%IND 13.1%OTH 2.7%
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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