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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1998

Ankleshwar

Winner — 1998

PATEL JAYANTIBHAI ZINABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.8%INC 32.6%7 others 26.5%
Votes
40,170
40.8% share
Winning margin
8,055
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,65,853

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATEL JAYANTIBHAI ZINABHAI
BJP (NDA)
40,17040.8%
2
PATEL AMBUBHAI GOMANBHAI
INC
32,11532.6%
3
PATEL RATANJIBHAI BALUBHAI
AIRJP
10,94011.1%
4
VASAVA JIVRAM RAIJIBHAI
10,45710.6%
5
PATEL SOMBHAI ALIAS HIMMATBHAI
IND
1,9622.0%
6
KHAN MOHMED USMAN JALALUDDIN
1,9372.0%
7
VASAVA BABUBHAI DEVJIBHAI
3520.4%
8
VASAVA CHETANBHAI KANJI
IND
3230.3%
9
RAI LALBACHAN SADABHAI
IND
1150.1%

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.

High turnout (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 8.2% · max 40.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
8th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
93rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.8%INC 32.6%AIRJP 11.1%JD 10.6%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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