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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1998
Sarkhej
Winner — 1998
SHAH AMIT ANILCHANDRA (AMIT SHAH)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 69.8%INC 22.0%7 others 8.2%
Votes
1,93,373
69.8% share
Winning margin
1,32,477
47.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
45.5%
of 6,09,349
Sarkhej is a safe seat — SHAH AMIT ANILCHANDRA (AMIT SHAH) won by 47.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAH AMIT ANILCHANDRA (AMIT SHAH) | BJP (NDA) | 1,93,373 | 69.8% |
| 2 | PATEL PRAMUKHBHAI KANUBHAI | INC | 60,896 | 22.0% |
| 3 | PATEL DIPTIBEN VIJAYKUMAR | AIRJP | 19,237 | 6.9% |
| 4 | YADAV MANILAL SITARAM | 1,133 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | BHARWAD GOPALBHAI MALABHAI | IND | 596 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PANCHAL RUPESHBHAI NANUBHAI | IND | 548 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SHAIKH ROSANBEN MOHAMED RAMZAN | IND | 523 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAMAJI NAGARJI THAKOR | IND | 398 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BRAHMBHATT SANJAY AMARKUMAR | IND | 312 | 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.
Average turnout (59th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe47.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.9% · min 1.1% · max 47.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
59th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
59th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 69.8%INC 22.0%AIRJP 6.9%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.