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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1998Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1998

MAKWANA GUNVANTBHAI N.
INC· INC
INC 45.0%BJP 37.6%7 others 17.4%
Votes
39,583
45.0% share
Winning margin
6,476
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.6%
of 1,55,587

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAKWANA GUNVANTBHAI N.
INC
39,58345.0%
2
CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI A.
NDA
33,10737.6%
3
PRAVINBHAI M. RATHOD
AIRJP
10,45011.9%
4
PARMAR DEVJIBHAI S.
1,4961.7%
5
SOLANKI PIYUSHKUMAR
IND
1,0941.2%
6
SHRIMALI MAHENDRAKUMAR I
LSWP
8711.0%
7
CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI
ABMSD
7490.8%
8
PARMAR CHHABILDAS
IND
4290.5%
9
SHAH VINODCHANDRA
IND
2160.3%

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.

Average turnout (94th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
94th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%BJP 37.6%AIRJP 11.9%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,56,268
Density
169 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,423 km²
SC population10.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.6%
Electricity88.2%
Sanitation35.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.6%
Children fully vaccinated62.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.6%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel56.9%
Health insurance50.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Single Ikat weaving🏺Spinning and Cotton Yarn🏷️Tangaliya ShawlGI

Rangpur

Heritage SiteWikidata
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Ancient Mound, Rangpur

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

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Ancient Site/Mound in Village

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site/Mound in Village

Navlakha Temple

Navlakha Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Navlakha Temple

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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