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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1985
Kankrej
Winner — 1985
SHAH JAYANTILAL VIRCHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.1%INC 36.0%5 others 20.9%
Votes
27,378
43.1% share
Winning margin
4,507
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.1%
of 91,901
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAH JAYANTILAL VIRCHAND | Janata | 27,378 | 43.1% |
| 2 | DHANDHARA SHANTILAL CHHOTALAL | INC | 22,871 | 36.0% |
| 3 | CHAUHAN NAGJI MANABHAI | IND | 10,209 | 16.1% |
| 4 | THAKOR SARDARJI GAMANJI | IND | 1,394 | 2.2% |
| 5 | JAIN RAMESHCHANDRA KANJIBHAI | IND | 938 | 1.5% |
| 6 | PARMAR AMBALAL BHAGVANBHAI | IND | 506 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PATEL MANILAL MAKABHAI | 197 | 0.3% |
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 (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.8% · max 31.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
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175th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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41st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.1%INC 36.0%IND 16.1%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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