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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1998

Deesa

Winner — 1998

GORDHANJI GIGAJI MALI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.5%INC 36.2%5 others 18.2%
Votes
51,342
45.5% share
Winning margin
10,451
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,63,163

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GORDHANJI GIGAJI MALI
BJP (NDA)
51,34245.5%
2
RABARI GOVABHAI HAMIRABHAI
INC
40,89136.3%
3
NANUBHAI SHANTILAL SHAH
AIRJP
17,07615.1%
4
MESRA DHARJI MERUJI
IND
1,8841.7%
5
KOITIA HASMUKHBHAI UMEDBHAI
IND
7290.7%
6
PANCHAL RAMANLAL NARBHERAM
IND
5390.5%
7
SOLANKI MERUJI VIRAJI
IND
3480.3%

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 (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 24.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
80th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
83rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.5%INC 36.3%AIRJP 15.1%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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