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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2017
Chorasi
Winner — 2017
PATEL ZANKHANA HITESHKUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 68.0%INC 24.7%11 others 7.3%
Votes
1,73,882
68.0% share
Winning margin
1,10,819
43.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.3%
of 4,16,937
Chorasi is a safe seat — PATEL ZANKHANA HITESHKUMAR won by 43.3%.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL ZANKHANA HITESHKUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 1,73,882 | 68.0% |
| 2 | PATEL YOGESH BHAGWAN | UPA | 63,063 | 24.7% |
| 3 | AJAY CHAUDHARI | IND | 9,708 | 3.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,842 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RAJBHAR RAMSINGH GANESH | BSP | 1,698 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAJPUT ARVIND UTTAMSINH | 1,104 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | BHUPENDRA RAMAKANT SONVANE (BHAAU) | IND | 841 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PATHAN NURMAHMED NABIALAM | IND | 792 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHINDE RANJAN JAGAN | BMUP | 661 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VINODBHAI UDAYBHAI AHIR | SVPP | 334 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PATEL YOGESH VIRAMBHAI | RSPS | 332 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAMJAN BHILUBHAI MANSURI (JOURNALIST) | YUS | 228 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHARMA RAJMAL MOHANLAL (RAJUBHAI) | STBSP | 193 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.1% · min 2.5% · max 57.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
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
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 68.0%INC 24.7%OTH 6.2%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 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?
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