Back to Gujarat 1998 map
Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Jamnagar Rural
Winner — 1998
ZALA MANHARBHAI VALJI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.4%INC 44.3%5 others 8.3%
Votes
37,371
47.4% share
Winning margin
2,418
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
36.8%
of 2,14,156
A closely fought contest. ZALA MANHARBHAI VALJI won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZALA MANHARBHAI VALJI | BJP (NDA) | 37,371 | 47.4% |
| 2 | DR. DINESH PARMAR | INC | 34,953 | 44.3% |
| 3 | PARMAR DANABHAI MURABHAI | 3,588 | 4.5% | |
| 4 | DHRUV PUNJABHAI BHANABHAI | AIRJP | 1,134 | 1.4% |
| 5 | PARMAR MADHUBHAI GOVINDBHAI | IND | 1,063 | 1.4% |
| 6 | PARMAR NATHALAL BHIMAJIBHAI | 492 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | RAMESH BADHABHAI JADAV | IND | 234 | 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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.8% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
41st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
140th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%INC 44.3%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product
🏛️
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.