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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2017
Matar
Winner — 2017
KESARISINH JESANGBHAI SOLANKI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.0%INC 46.6%9 others 5.4%
Votes
81,509
48.0% share
Winning margin
2,406
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.0%
of 2,26,255
Matar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,406 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESARISINH JESANGBHAI SOLANKI | BJP (NDA) | 81,509 | 48.0% |
| 2 | PATEL SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI | UPA | 79,103 | 46.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,090 | 2.4% |
| 4 | VIJAYSINH BHAGVANSINH MAHIDA | IND | 1,936 | 1.1% |
| 5 | BHAILALBHAI KALUBHAI PANDAV | BSP | 795 | 0.5% |
| 6 | VAGHELA MAGANBHAI DAHYABHAI | IND | 571 | 0.3% |
| 7 | CHAUHAN MAHIPATSINH KESARISINH | AINHCP | 549 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JAYESHBHAI GHANSHYAMBHAI BHATT (MAHARAJ) | IND | 442 | 0.3% |
| 9 | CHHASATIYA RAJENDRASINH GIRAVATSINH | IND | 353 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PATEL YOGESHKUMAR DHULABHAI | 203 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | MALEK ANVARMIYA KADARMIYA | INL | 156 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.4% · max 52.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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43rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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85th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 46.6%OTH 3.0%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,99,885
Density
582 / km²
Sex ratio
940 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,953 km²
SC population5.0%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Muslim 11.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity80.5%
Sanitation37.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated69.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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