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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1998
Mandvi
Winner — 1998
MEHTA SURESHCHANDRA RUPSHANKAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.2%AIRJP 26.6%2 others 26.2%
Votes
33,318
47.2% share
Winning margin
14,524
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.4%
of 1,16,809
Mandvi is a safe seat — MEHTA SURESHCHANDRA RUPSHANKAR won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHTA SURESHCHANDRA RUPSHANKAR | BJP (NDA) | 33,318 | 47.2% |
| 2 | JAYKUMAR SANGHVI | AIRJP | 18,794 | 26.6% |
| 3 | PATEL SHIVDASH GOVIND | INC | 18,181 | 25.8% |
| 4 | DILIPBHAI N. MEHTA | 285 | 0.4% |
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 (76th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 42.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
76th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
114th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.2%AIRJP 26.6%INC 25.8%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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