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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1998
Kalupur
Winner — 1998
SHAIKHMOHMMAD FARUK H. (FARUK SHAIKH)
INC· INC
INC 48.3%BJP 46.6%7 others 5.2%
Votes
25,445
48.3% share
Winning margin
898
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.8%
of 86,750
Kalupur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 898 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAIKHMOHMMAD FARUK H. (FARUK SHAIKH) | INC | 25,445 | 48.3% |
| 2 | BHUPENDRAKUMAR S. PATNI | NDA | 24,547 | 46.6% |
| 3 | PARIKH JAYMINBHAI M. | AIRJP | 1,835 | 3.5% |
| 4 | K.V.MOMIN | 684 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | RAZIABANU A. BALA | RSRP | 70 | 0.1% |
| 6 | PATHAN PARVEIJKHAN R. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 7 | JAIN JAGDISHCHANDRA S. | 45 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | PATHAN GAJANFARKHAN S. | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 9 | PRAJAPATI AMRISH P. | IND | 12 | 0.0% |
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 (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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115th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
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67th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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134th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%BJP 46.6%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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