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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1998
Talaja
Winner — 1998
GOHIL SHEEVABHAI JERAMBHAI (SHEEVABHAI GOHIL)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.8%INC 17.9%4 others 32.2%
Votes
29,863
49.8% share
Winning margin
19,113
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.2%
of 1,24,319
Talaja is a safe seat — GOHIL SHEEVABHAI JERAMBHAI (SHEEVABHAI GOHIL) won by 31.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOHIL SHEEVABHAI JERAMBHAI (SHEEVABHAI GOHIL) | BJP (NDA) | 29,863 | 49.8% |
| 2 | GOHIL CHANDUBHAI GIGABHAI | INC | 10,750 | 17.9% |
| 3 | BHAMR GIGA JIVABHAI | IND | 9,311 | 15.5% |
| 4 | BARIYA KHIMABHAI BHADABHAI | IND | 6,621 | 11.1% |
| 5 | MAKWANA MEGHAJIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | AIRJP | 2,561 | 4.3% |
| 6 | BALAR MANJIBHAI PARSOTTAMBHAI (M.P.BALAR | IND | 806 | 1.4% |
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 (168th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.9% · min 8.0% · max 63.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
168th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.63
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 17.9%IND 15.5%IND 11.1%OTH 5.6%
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
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