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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1998
Meghraj
Winner — 1998
PATEL SHIVABHAI D.
INC· INC
INC 37.8%BJP 34.3%2 others 27.9%
Votes
36,658
37.8% share
Winning margin
3,364
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,52,136
A closely fought contest. PATEL SHIVABHAI D. won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL SHIVABHAI D. | INC | 36,658 | 37.8% |
| 2 | PATEL RASIKBHAI N. | NDA | 33,294 | 34.3% |
| 3 | DAMOR HIRAJI V | AIRJP | 26,865 | 27.7% |
| 4 | PATEL NARENDRABHAI S. | IND | 188 | 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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.6% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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18th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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72nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.8%BJP 34.3%AIRJP 27.7%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,745
Density
653 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,204 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 12.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.7%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation54.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)46.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.4%
Women literate75.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel65.1%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
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