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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1998

Dwarka

Winner — 1998

MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
IND
IND 49.1%BJP 42.1%6 others 8.7%
Votes
36,618
49.1% share
Winning margin
5,221
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,28,512

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
IND
36,61849.1%
2
GOJIYA VAJSI DEVABHAI (V.D.GOJIYA)
NDA
31,39742.1%
3
BOLIM HAMIR HASAM
IND
3,2934.4%
4
MAJITHIYA RAMANBHAI SUNDARBHAI
8611.2%
5
HATHIYA GANGABHAI MUNJABHAI
IND
8491.1%
6
JADEJA VAJUBHA DOLATSINH
IND
6050.8%
7
BAGADA HIRABHAI LAKHABHAI
4660.6%
8
PARMAR JETABHAI SAVJIBHAI
IND
4420.6%

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 (56th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
56th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
123rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.1%BJP 42.1%OTH 8.8%

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
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Dhansura

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