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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1998
Kapadvanj
Winner — 1998
BIMAL SHAH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.3%INC 32.3%7 others 29.5%
Votes
34,051
38.3% share
Winning margin
5,359
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,49,444
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMAL SHAH | BJP (NDA) | 34,051 | 38.3% |
| 2 | CHAUHAN B.J. | INC | 28,692 | 32.3% |
| 3 | PATEL M.D. | AIRJP | 23,052 | 25.9% |
| 4 | PATEL C.J. | 817 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | N.S,CHAUHAN | IND | 697 | 0.8% |
| 6 | PATEL M.B. | IND | 634 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NAGAR R.A. | IND | 555 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KURESHI M.R. | 315 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | RATHOD R.C. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.4% · max 54.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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117th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
40th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.3%INC 32.3%AIRJP 25.9%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.