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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1985
Shahpur
Winner — 1985
SHAH JITENDRAKUMAR CHINUBHAI (JITUSHAH)
INC· INC
INC 59.4%JNP 26.2%4 others 14.4%
Votes
23,034
59.4% share
Winning margin
12,870
33.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.5%
of 81,608
Shahpur is a safe seat — SHAH JITENDRAKUMAR CHINUBHAI (JITUSHAH) won by 33.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAH JITENDRAKUMAR CHINUBHAI (JITUSHAH) | INC | 23,034 | 59.4% |
| 2 | MAUNBHAI PALKHIWALA | Janata | 10,164 | 26.2% |
| 3 | JOTARAM PATEL (MUNI CORPORATOR) | BJP | 5,211 | 13.4% |
| 4 | UTASAV RANA | IND | 218 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SHAH NIRANJANBHAI JIVANLAL | IND | 77 | 0.2% |
| 6 | JYOTSNABEN VIPINCHANDRA VYAS | 61 | 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.
Average turnout (141st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.6% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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141st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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92nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.4%JNP 26.2%BJP 13.4%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.