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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAURABH PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 45,138 | 50.5% |
| 2 | MER KANJIBHAI BHURABHAI | INC | 36,146 | 40.5% |
| 3 | BOTADARA SHANTIBHAI JIVABHAI (SATWARA) | AIRJP | 6,396 | 7.2% |
| 4 | MAKWANA MERUBHAI LAGHRABHAI | IND | 432 | 0.5% |
| 5 | JADAVANI VINODKUMAR HARIBHAI | IND | 313 | 0.3% |
| 6 | KARIMSHETH H. RAVANI | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PARMAR GAMBHIRSINH AMARSINH | 232 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | NAVADIYA MANJIBHAI JIVABHAI | 204 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | JANGAD ABUBAKAR RAHIMBHAI | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHAH KANTILAL MANSUKHLAL | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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
safe10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.1% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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147th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
179th of 182Where 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 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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