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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Chikhli
Winner — 1998
KANJIBHAI MAGANBHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.0%INC 42.3%3 others 4.7%
Votes
48,110
53.0% share
Winning margin
9,736
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,49,817
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANJIBHAI MAGANBHAI PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 48,110 | 53.0% |
| 2 | PATEL BHARTIBEN NARDEVBHAI | INC | 38,374 | 42.3% |
| 3 | PATEL NAGINBHAI MAGANBHAI | AIRJP | 1,951 | 2.1% |
| 4 | GARASIA SOMABHAI BAPUBHAI | 1,613 | 1.8% | |
| 5 | PATEL LAXMIBEN MANIBHAI | IND | 703 | 0.8% |
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 (31st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 1.8% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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31st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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45th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.0%INC 42.3%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,29,672
Density
592 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,246 km²
SC population2.7%
ST population48.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Muslim 5.9%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.3%
Electricity91.0%
Sanitation57.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)43.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.7%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.7%
Clean cooking fuel70.2%
Health insurance42.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango (Hafus)🏷️WarliGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.