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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1998
Matar
Winner — 1998
CHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSING
INC· INC
INC 31.5%BJP 30.0%6 others 38.6%
Votes
29,556
31.5% share
Winning margin
1,432
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,42,053
Matar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,432 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSING | INC | 29,556 | 31.5% |
| 2 | DR.K.D.JESWANI | NDA | 28,124 | 30.0% |
| 3 | GOHEL RANMALSINH JIVANSINH | AIRJP | 21,247 | 22.6% |
| 4 | PATHAN FATEHKHAN ANWARKHAN | IND | 7,107 | 7.6% |
| 5 | BRAHMBHATT VISHNUPRASAD DAHYABHAI | 5,031 | 5.4% | |
| 6 | PARMAR MULRAJSINH MADHAVSINH | IND | 1,604 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SHAH GHANSHYAMBHAI SHANTILAL | IND | 929 | 1.0% |
| 8 | PATEL ARVINDBHAI AMRUTBHAI | IND | 287 | 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.
Average turnout (92nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.7% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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92nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
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23rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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3rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.5%BJP 30.0%AIRJP 22.6%IND 7.6%SAP 5.4%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%
What's nearby?
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