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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 167

Surat WestAssembly by-election result, 2013

Modi Purnesh Kumar Ishwarlal (BJP) won Surat West in the 2013 assembly by-election with 80.0% of the vote, beating Patel Dalpatbhai Laxman Bhai (INC) by 66,292 votes.

20122013 by-elections20172022

Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2012 election. In 2007, seat no. 167 was Kamrej. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Modi Purnesh Kumar Ishwarlal
BJP
BJP 80.0%INC 18.4%10 others 1.6%
Votes
86,061
80.0% share
Winning margin
66,292
61.6% of votes
Candidates
12

A comfortable win — Modi Purnesh Kumar Ishwarlal won by 61.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Modi Purnesh Kumar Ishwarlal
BJP
BJP
86,06180.0%
2
Patel Dalpatbhai Laxman Bhai
INC
INC
19,76918.4%
3
Saiyad Nasruddin Mohyuddin
IND
IND
3360.3%
4
Asifmiya Mohmedsusen Shaikh
IND
IND
3320.3%
5
Shaikh Abdulrasid Abdulrazak
IND
IND
2190.2%
6
Shaikh Raheman Mosin
IND
IND
1960.2%
7
Kazi Abrar Salauddin
IND
IND
1420.1%
8
Godil Najia Hanif
IND
IND
1270.1%
9
Shabbirkhan Ahemadkhan Patman
IND
IND
1200.1%
10
Turk Amin Husen Khan
IND
IND
1060.1%
11
Mukeshbhai Lavjibhai Ambaliya
IND
IND
1050.1%
12
Tailor Yusuf Mohamed
IND
IND
860.1%

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A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
61.6%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially one

BJP took 80% of the votes.

Parties in the race 1.48

How did the vote split?

SEAT
80.0%won by BJP
BJP 80.0%INC 18.4%Others 1.6%

Surat district · 60.8 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Sadeli, Gems and Jewellery and Zari and Zardosi.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
  • Hindu86.5%
  • Muslim10.9%
  • Jain1.9%
  • Christian0.3%
  • Buddhist0.2%
  • Sikh0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water80.6%
Electric lighting96.4%
Toilet at home84.9%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 1813.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems and Jewellery🏷️SadeliGI🏺Zari and Zardosi

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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Who has won Surat West, 2012–2022

  1. 2012KISHORBHAI RATILAL VANKAWALA (BJP), margin 52.3%
  2. 2017PURNESH MODI (BJP), margin 51.8%
  3. 2022PURNESH MODI (BJP), margin 64.2%