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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1998
Anjar
Winner — 1998
AHIR VASANBHAI GOPALBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.8%INC 43.6%9 others 6.6%
Votes
48,633
49.8% share
Winning margin
5,991
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,99,161
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AHIR VASANBHAI GOPALBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 48,633 | 49.8% |
| 2 | DR. ACHARYA NIMABEN BHAVESH | INC | 42,642 | 43.6% |
| 3 | KODRANI VASANTBHAI JETHALAL | AIRJP | 3,942 | 4.0% |
| 4 | SURENDRASINH PRATAPSINH | IND | 688 | 0.7% |
| 5 | BHATIA VIKRAM ASHOK | IND | 503 | 0.5% |
| 6 | AJA SAVA | IND | 437 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KOTAK VISHANJI KEVALRAM | IND | 230 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MAKWANA GOVIND KANJI | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PRAKASH HIRJI HADIA (AHIR) | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BHALABHAI SOMABHAI HADIA (RABARI) | IND | 155 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARIJAN KESHAVJI DEVSHI | IND | 73 | 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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 1.8% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
48%
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182nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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22nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 43.6%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,92,371
Density
46 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
45,674 km²
SC population12.4%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 76.9%Muslim 21.1%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation63.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Children underweight (under 5)33.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.5%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance34.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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