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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1998

Jamjodhpur

Winner — 1998

SAPARIYA CHIMANLAL DHARAMSHIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.0%INC 43.2%3 others 1.8%
Votes
35,953
55.0% share
Winning margin
7,747
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,11,493

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAPARIYA CHIMANLAL DHARAMSHIBHAI
BJP (NDA)
35,95355.0%
2
JADEJA BRIJRAJSINH HEMATSINH
INC
28,20643.2%
3
VASRA KANABHAI SAJANBHAI
IND
5830.9%
4
VAGHELA GHELA BIJALBHAI
IND
3540.5%
5
SIDPARA KANTILAL KESHAVJIBHAI
IND
2560.4%

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.

High turnout (30th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.0% · max 49.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
30th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
55th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 55.0%INC 43.2%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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