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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1998
Mehmedabad
Winner — 1998
CHAUHAN SUNDARSINH BHALABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.0%AIRJP 27.3%4 others 29.7%
Votes
33,852
43.0% share
Winning margin
12,341
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,55,000
Mehmedabad is a safe seat — CHAUHAN SUNDARSINH BHALABHAI won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAUHAN SUNDARSINH BHALABHAI | BJP (NDA) | 33,852 | 43.0% |
| 2 | CHAUHAN JASWANTSINH MANGALSINH | AIRJP | 21,511 | 27.3% |
| 3 | DABHI JAYDIPSINH AJABSINH | INC | 13,417 | 17.0% |
| 4 | SHEKH MEHBUBBHAI JALALBHAI | IND | 7,959 | 10.1% |
| 5 | JADAV RAIJIBHAI PUNABHAI | IND | 1,290 | 1.6% |
| 6 | SHIVABHAI FULABHAI CHAUHAN | IND | 720 | 0.9% |
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 (174th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.4% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
174th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.0%AIRJP 27.3%INC 17.0%IND 10.1%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,086
Density
584 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,642 km²
SC population1.9%
ST population74.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water9.7%
Electricity73.1%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.5%
Children fully vaccinated66.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.3%
Children underweight (under 5)53.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.1%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel26.8%
Health insurance40.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Corn Products🏺Kharif Maiz (Agro)🏺Ravi Maiz (Agro)🏺Soyabean/Soya Based Products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.