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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1998

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Winner — 1998

SAURABH PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.5%INC 40.5%8 others 9.0%
Votes
45,138
50.5% share
Winning margin
8,992
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,40,961

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAURABH PATEL
BJP (NDA)
45,13850.5%
2
MER KANJIBHAI BHURABHAI
INC
36,14640.5%
3
BOTADARA SHANTIBHAI JIVABHAI (SATWARA)
AIRJP
6,3967.2%
4
MAKWANA MERUBHAI LAGHRABHAI
IND
4320.5%
5
JADAVANI VINODKUMAR HARIBHAI
IND
3130.3%
6
KARIMSHETH H. RAVANI
IND
2390.3%
7
PARMAR GAMBHIRSINH AMARSINH
2320.3%
8
NAVADIYA MANJIBHAI JIVABHAI
2040.2%
9
JANGAD ABUBAKAR RAHIMBHAI
IND
1230.1%
10
SHAH KANTILAL MANSUKHLAL
IND
880.1%

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 (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.1% · max 30.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
147th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
179th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.5%INC 40.5%AIRJP 7.2%OTH 1.8%

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?

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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