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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1998

Balasinor

Winner — 1998

CHAUHAN MANSHINH KOHYABHAI
AIRJP· All India Rashtriya Janata Party (Vaghela's RJP)
AIRJP 48.7%INC 25.9%3 others 25.4%
Votes
37,452
48.7% share
Winning margin
17,560
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,26,879

Balasinor is a safe seat — CHAUHAN MANSHINH KOHYABHAI won by 22.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAUHAN MANSHINH KOHYABHAI
AIRJP
All India Rashtriya Janata Party (Vaghela's RJP)
37,45248.7%
2
CHAUHAN AMARSING ABHESING
INC
19,89225.9%
3
ZALA CHANDRASINH FATESING
NDA
14,20218.5%
4
KHANT SALAMSINH LAKHABHAI
IND
4,8906.4%
5
GANDHI KHANABHAI MAVJIBHAI
IND
4230.6%

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 (51st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 4.1% · max 28.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
51st of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIRJP 48.7%INC 25.9%BJP 18.5%IND 6.4%OTH 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,90,776
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
949 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,231 km²
SC population4.2%
ST population30.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.2%
Electricity89.3%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.4%
Children fully vaccinated95.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.1%
Children underweight (under 5)51.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.8%
Women literate71.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.1%
Clean cooking fuel43.6%
Health insurance34.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agro (Turmeric)🏺Plastic Products
🏛️

Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kankeshvara Mahadev Temple

🏛️

Ratneshvara Old Temple with Sculptured screen

🏛️MonumentASI

Ratneshvara Old Temple with Sculptured screen

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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