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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1980
Surat City West
Winner — 1980
MAHAMEDBHAI SURTI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 48.7%BJP 41.1%4 others 10.2%
Votes
22,937
48.7% share
Winning margin
3,616
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.5%
of 1,05,726
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHAMEDBHAI SURTI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 22,937 | 48.7% |
| 2 | KERSI J. SHETHNA | BJP | 19,321 | 41.0% |
| 3 | VYAS POPATLAL MULSHANKER | JNP(JP) | 3,529 | 7.5% |
| 4 | SHARADCHANDRA GULABCHAND KANTAWALA | IND | 749 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SHASTRI USHABEN ISHAVRLAL | IND | 310 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PATRAWALA ABDUL RAHEMAN KARIMBHAI | IND | 218 | 0.5% |
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 (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.4% · min 7.7% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
9th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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14th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.7%BJP 41.0%JNP(JP) 7.5%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.