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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1998
Mehsana
Winner — 1998
KHODABHAI N.PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.9%INC 37.9%10 others 21.2%
Votes
43,026
40.9% share
Winning margin
3,097
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.8%
of 1,67,573
A closely fought contest. KHODABHAI N.PATEL won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHODABHAI N.PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 43,026 | 40.9% |
| 2 | SAGAR RAYAKA | INC | 39,929 | 37.9% |
| 3 | THAKOR CHATURJI KHODAJI | AIRJP | 12,754 | 12.1% |
| 4 | ANIL THAKAR | IND | 3,327 | 3.2% |
| 5 | G.K.PRAJAPATI | IND | 2,846 | 2.7% |
| 6 | PATEL MANILAL GANESHDAS | 1,374 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | CHAUDHARI DASHRATHBHAI SHANKARBHAI | IND | 484 | 0.5% |
| 8 | CHAUDHARI RAMESHBHAI KANJIBHAI | 374 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | PATEL NATVARLAL LILACHAND | 374 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | PATEL MADHAVLAL RAMDAS | IND | 362 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PATEL NATVARLAL TRIBHOVANDAS | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 12 | THAKOR BABAJI MULAJI | IND | 155 | 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 (113th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.1% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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113th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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63rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.9%INC 37.9%AIRJP 12.1%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,85,449
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,316 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Muslim 5.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.1%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation57.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance42.1%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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