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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1998
Rajula
Winner — 1998
SOLANKI HIRABHAI ODHAVAJIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.4%AIRJP 26.0%4 others 30.6%
Votes
30,105
43.4% share
Winning margin
12,089
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,16,862
Rajula is a safe seat — SOLANKI HIRABHAI ODHAVAJIBHAI won by 17.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOLANKI HIRABHAI ODHAVAJIBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 30,105 | 43.4% |
| 2 | VARU PRATAPBHAI SURAGBHAI | AIRJP | 18,016 | 26.0% |
| 3 | LAKHNOTRA BAGHABHAI NAKRABHAI | IND | 11,408 | 16.5% |
| 4 | MAKVANA BABUBHAI NANJIBHAI | INC | 8,868 | 12.8% |
| 5 | KACHHAD JADAVBHAI MEPABHAI | 579 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | RAJGOR HARISHANKAR KALIDAS | IND | 328 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (169th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.7% · min 1.5% · max 52.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
169th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%AIRJP 26.0%IND 16.5%INC 12.8%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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