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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1998

Maliya

Winner — 1998

SOLANKI DEVANANDBHAI SAMATBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.6%INC 44.3%3 others 5.0%
Votes
41,782
50.6% share
Winning margin
5,225
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,39,190

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOLANKI DEVANANDBHAI SAMATBHAI
BJP (NDA)
41,78250.6%
2
JOSHI BHIKHA GALABHAI
INC
36,55744.3%
3
MORE KALUSINH RAMBHAI
AIRJP
2,8563.5%
4
SHOLANKI BHAYA VIRA
IND
9331.1%
5
BHARAT MULJI DALSANIYA
IND
3720.5%

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 (133rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 6.3% · max 74.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
133rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.43
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
88th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%INC 44.3%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gamthi Block print🏺Garment & Apparel🏺Mata ni Pachedi/ Saudagiri Block Print🏺Terracotta

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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