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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1962

Matar

Winner — 1962

JAMINDAR FAZLEABBAS TAIYABALI
INC· INC
INC 45.7%SWA 45.6%1 others 8.7%
Votes
20,183
45.7% share
Winning margin
33
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.8%
of 64,140

Matar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 33 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAMINDAR FAZLEABBAS TAIYABALI
INC
20,18345.7%
2
GOPALDAS MOHANLAL DESHAI
Swatantra Party
20,15045.6%
3
CHHAGANBHAI DAHYABHAI DABHI
IND
3,8208.7%

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

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.

Average turnout (80th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.1% · max 24.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
80th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
83rd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.7%SWA 45.6%IND 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,14,190
Density
205 / km²
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,397 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.2%Muslim 6.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.2%
Electricity92.9%
Sanitation58.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated60.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel65.6%
Health insurance47.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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