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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1995
Surat City West
Winner — 1995
CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL
BJP· BJP
BJP 64.9%INC 24.1%20 others 11.0%
Votes
78,453
64.9% share
Winning margin
49,292
40.8% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
51.6%
of 2,34,303
Surat City West is a safe seat — CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL won by 40.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL | BJP | 78,453 | 64.9% |
| 2 | UPADHYAY JAWAHAR RAMCHANDRA | INC | 29,161 | 24.1% |
| 3 | JAMADAR NISHARBHAI HUSAINBHAI | 5,819 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | AAYUBBHAI KAPADIA | IND | 1,257 | 1.0% |
| 5 | TARWALA GULAM MUSTUFA GULAM MOHMMED (SALIM | IND | 1,058 | 0.9% |
| 6 | NATALI NATVARLAL CHHABILDAS | 1,056 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | GULAM PATEL (HAJI) | IND | 659 | 0.6% |
| 8 | PATEL PRAVINBHAI CHHAGANBHAI | IND | 633 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GOVARDHANESH VITTHALJI JOSHI | IND | 473 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SAIYED NAJMUDDIN HAJI MIYA REEFAI | IND | 308 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MEHATA RAMESHCHANDRA MAGANLAL | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KANTILAL DHURABHAI PATEL | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SALI SANJAY SURESHBHAI | 208 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | HITENDRA PATEL | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 15 | CHASHMAWALA G. MOHMMED ALLARAKHA (GULAMBHAI | IND | 203 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KISHAN ACHANANI | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 17 | CHAUHAN CHIMANBHAI RAGHUNATHBHAI | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 18 | AMARSINH (KALLU) JAGPALSINH DIKHEET | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SURESHKUMAR GHISALAL AGRAWAL | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 20 | BHAGWANDAS MANCHHARAM PATEL | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 21 | NAKULBHAI BALUBHAI THAKKAR | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 22 | ASHWIN AMRATLAL YAGNIK | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
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 (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.4% · min 7.7% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
9th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
14th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.9%INC 24.1%OTH 10.9%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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