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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1985
Surat City West
Winner — 1985
BABUBHAI SOPARIWALA
INC· INC
INC 63.4%BJP 22.5%5 others 14.1%
Votes
33,029
63.4% share
Winning margin
21,319
40.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.7%
of 1,24,983
Surat City West is a safe seat — BABUBHAI SOPARIWALA won by 40.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABUBHAI SOPARIWALA | INC | 33,029 | 63.4% |
| 2 | ARVIND GODIWALA | BJP | 11,710 | 22.5% |
| 3 | NAIK THAKORBHAI VALLABHBHAI | Janata | 6,151 | 11.8% |
| 4 | NAMDEV SHENMARE | Left | 817 | 1.6% |
| 5 | KANTILAL DHURABHAI PATEL | IND | 213 | 0.4% |
| 6 | TANNA GAUTAM JAGJIVANBHAI | 92 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | HADDAD SAYED ABDULLA SAYED ZAIN | IND | 89 | 0.2% |
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
safe40.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.4% · min 7.7% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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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 63.4%BJP 22.5%JNP 11.8%OTH 2.3%
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.