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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2016 by-elections
Chorasi
Winner — 2016 by-elections
Zankhana HiteshKumar Patel (Rajabbhai)
BJP 61.0%INC 31.6%24 others 7.5%
Votes
90,089
61.0% share
Winning margin
43,438
29.4% of votes
Total candidates
26
Chorasi is a safe seat — Zankhana HiteshKumar Patel (Rajabbhai) won by 29.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zankhana HiteshKumar Patel (Rajabbhai) | 90,089 | 61.0% | |
| 2 | Dhansukhbhai Bhagvati Prasad Rajput | 46,651 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | Malek Ibrahim Ismail | IND | 2,027 | 1.4% |
| 4 | Yadav Bansubhai Jugurbhai | IND | 2,008 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Mansuri Mohamad Harun Gulam Mohamad | IND | 1,209 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Masalewala Salimbhai Abdulla | IND | 803 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Pathan Ajaharkhan Rasukhan (Chhote Pathan) | IND | 769 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Mahendra Ravanbhai Patil | IND | 442 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Arun Sheshram Pathak (Gabbar) | IND | 419 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Brahmakshatriya Bhagvatiben Khetsing Bhai | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Sanjay Kevalchand Jain | IND | 327 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Mirza Akhtarbeg Altabag | IND | 324 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Shaikh Suraiyabibi Arif | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Shaikh Mo.Aarif Abdul Latif | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Shaikh Aminabi Harun | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
| 16 | Iqbal Ahemad Hajeerais Kureshi | IND | 221 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Nagori Ibrahim Yakubbhai | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Saikh Firoz Yasin | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Patel Rajulal Manilal | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Najir Hanif Godil | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Iraki Mo. Mister Abdul Jabbar | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Kureshi Faruk Bashir | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 23 | Ansari Jiaull Hakk Menuddin | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 24 | Khan Rafik Kudaratkha | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 25 | Ismal Babubhai Patel | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Khan Suleman Ishak Khan | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.1% · min 2.5% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
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163rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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141st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 61.0%INC 31.6%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
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
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%
What's nearby?
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