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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1998

Upleta

Winner — 1998

MAKADIA PRAVINBHAI MOHAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.7%AIRJP 35.1%5 others 29.2%
Votes
24,112
35.7% share
Winning margin
379
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.4%
of 1,26,425

Upleta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 379 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAKADIA PRAVINBHAI MOHAN
BJP (NDA)
24,11235.7%
2
RAJABHAI RAMBHAI SUVA
AIRJP
23,73335.1%
3
BALVANTRAI BACHUBHAI MANVAR
IND
15,86323.5%
4
RAMBHAI GOVABHAI SUVA
INC
2,6183.9%
5
RAVJIBHAI MADHAVJIBHAI VADHER
IND
5630.8%
6
CHANDULAL AMRABHAI JADAV
IND
4860.7%
7
MOHAN VASTA SHRIMALI
IND
1800.3%

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 (108th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.6% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
108th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
96th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.7%AIRJP 35.1%IND 23.5%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product
Malai Mata Temple

Malai Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Malai Mata Temple

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Sitlamata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sitlamata Temple

Sun Temple, Survy Kund with adjoining other temples & loose sculptures

Sun Temple, Survy Kund with adjoining other temples & loose sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Sun Temple, Survy Kund with adjoining other temples & loose sculptures

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Torana of Survey Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Torana of Survey Temple

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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