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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AHIR VASANBHAI GOPALBHAI
BJP (NDA)
48,63349.8%
2
DR. ACHARYA NIMABEN BHAVESH
INC
42,64243.6%
3
KODRANI VASANTBHAI JETHALAL
AIRJP
3,9424.0%
4
SURENDRASINH PRATAPSINH
IND
6880.7%
5
BHATIA VIKRAM ASHOK
IND
5030.5%
6
AJA SAVA
IND
4370.5%
7
KOTAK VISHANJI KEVALRAM
IND
2300.2%
8
MAKWANA GOVIND KANJI
IND
2180.2%
9
PRAKASH HIRJI HADIA (AHIR)
IND
1750.2%
10
BHALABHAI SOMABHAI HADIA (RABARI)
IND
1550.2%
11
HARIJAN KESHAVJI DEVSHI
IND
730.1%

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
safe
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 1.8% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
48%
lowerhigher
182nd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 182

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
🏷️AjrakhGI🏺Bhujodi Shawl weaving🏺Green Dates🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Handicraft Items🏺Leather Work🏺Salt

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