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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2017

Surat East

Winner — 2017

ARVIND SHANTILAL RANA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.7%INC 43.8%13 others 2.6%
Votes
72,638
53.6% share
Winning margin
13,347
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.3%
of 2,01,329

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARVIND SHANTILAL RANA
BJP (NDA)
72,63853.6%
2
BHARUCHA NITINKUMAR THAKORDAS
UPA
59,29143.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1680.9%
4
KAPDIYA MOHAMMAD SALMAN MOHAMMAD IRFAN
BSP
4580.3%
5
MEMAN BILKISHBANU RAFIKBHAI
IND
3070.2%
6
SALIM AKBARBHAI MULTANI
AAP
2990.2%
7
NIRBAN FARUQ SHABBIR
BBC
2830.2%
8
LIMBUWALA MO ILYAS ABDUL LATIF
IND
1920.1%
9
DIWAN SADIKBHAI AMISHABHAI
IND
1170.1%
10
PATHAN YUSUFKHAN RASULKHAN
IND
1130.1%
11
KHER PARESKHKUMAR ANANDRAV
IND
1110.1%
12
KODAVALA IMRAN NIZAMUDDIN
IND
1110.1%
13
MANSURI SABIHA HARUN GULAM MOHMAD
IND
1100.1%
14
MAISURIYA AMRUTLAL UTTAMLAL ALIAS VIJAY MAISURIYA
RMNMP
1040.1%
15
MANSURI MOHMAD HARUN GULAM MOHMAD
IND
880.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (81st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.3% · max 46.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
81st of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
162nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.6%INC 43.8%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

A 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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems and Jewellery🏷️SadeliGI🏺Zari and Zardosi
Dargah known as Khawaja Dana Saheb¦s Rouza

Dargah known as Khawaja Dana Saheb¦s Rouza

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Dargah known as Khawaja Dana Saheb¦s Rouza

Old Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries

Old Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Dutch & Armenian Tombs & Cemetaries

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Old English Tombs

🏛️MonumentASI

Old English Tombs

Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani

Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Khawaja Safar Sulemani

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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