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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1998

Kheralu

Winner — 1998

THAKOR SHREE SHANKARJI OKHAJI
INC· INC
INC 34.7%AIRJP 32.6%2 others 32.6%
Votes
34,013
34.7% share
Winning margin
2,023
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,38,352

A closely fought contest. THAKOR SHREE SHANKARJI OKHAJI won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THAKOR SHREE SHANKARJI OKHAJI
INC
34,01334.7%
2
CHAUDHRAY VIPULBHAI MANSINHBHAI
AIRJP
31,99032.6%
3
DESAI RAMILABEN RAMBHAI
NDA
30,54731.2%
4
THAKOR KEVALJI NATHAJI
1,4371.5%

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.

Low turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.0% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
165th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
149th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.7%AIRJP 32.6%BJP 31.2%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

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

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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