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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1998

Vijapur

Winner — 1998

RAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM
INC· INC
INC 34.7%BJP 25.6%10 others 39.7%
Votes
38,615
34.7% share
Winning margin
10,156
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,55,935

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM
INC
38,61534.7%
2
J.P.PATEL
NDA
28,45925.6%
3
PATEL ATMARAM MAGANBHAI
26,11623.5%
4
DR.C.J.CHAVADA
AIRJP
15,52014.0%
5
PATEL SURESHBHAI RANCHHODBHAI
IND
9440.8%
6
PATEL MANGALDAS JESHANGBHAI
IND
3450.3%
7
PATEL NARAYANBHAI PARSHOTAMDAS
IND
2940.3%
8
THAKOR BHARATJI BABUJI
IND
2500.2%
9
PATEL DINESHKUMAR BHOLABHAI
2470.2%
10
MALEK TANAVIRHUSHEN IKABALHUSEN
IND
1740.2%
11
PARMAR KALABHAI MAGANBHAI
IND
1170.1%
12
CHAUHAN HARESHKUMAR PURSHOTAMBHAI
IND
710.1%

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 (120th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.4% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
120th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
168th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.7%BJP 25.6%JD 23.5%AIRJP 14.0%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry

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