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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1985
Chorasi
Winner — 1985
KANTIBHAI KESHAVBHAI PATEL
INC· INC
INC 71.8%BJP 15.8%8 others 12.4%
Votes
42,595
71.8% share
Winning margin
33,224
56.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
25.3%
of 2,34,338
Chorasi is a safe seat — KANTIBHAI KESHAVBHAI PATEL won by 56.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANTIBHAI KESHAVBHAI PATEL | INC | 42,595 | 71.8% |
| 2 | RAMANBHAI NATHUBHAI PATEL | BJP | 9,371 | 15.8% |
| 3 | DESAI NAISHADBHAI BHUPATBHAI | Janata | 3,054 | 5.2% |
| 4 | SURESH SONVANE | IND | 1,790 | 3.0% |
| 5 | JAGDISHCHANDRA NANDLAL MEHTA | IND | 837 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SHUKLA KASHYAPBHAI NARSHANDRAI | Left | 693 | 1.2% |
| 7 | A. I. SIDDHIQUI | IND | 359 | 0.6% |
| 8 | CHAUDHARY BHIKHABHAI SHRIDHAR | 271 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | CHAUHAN KARAMSIBHAI DAHYABHAI | IND | 213 | 0.4% |
| 10 | R. N. SRIVASTAVA | IND | 116 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe56.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.1% · min 5.2% · max 56.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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6th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
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31st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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24th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 71.8%BJP 15.8%JNP 5.2%OTH 7.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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