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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1998
Baroda City
Winner — 1998
LAKHAWALA BHUPENDRA GATULAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.9%INC 30.7%6 others 21.4%
Votes
56,780
47.9% share
Winning margin
20,401
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.7%
of 2,24,907
Baroda City is a safe seat — LAKHAWALA BHUPENDRA GATULAL won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHAWALA BHUPENDRA GATULAL | BJP (NDA) | 56,780 | 47.9% |
| 2 | MAHETA SHAILESHBHAI KANAIYALAL | INC | 36,379 | 30.7% |
| 3 | SHRIVASTAV CHANDRAKANT RAMCHARAN | IND | 22,274 | 18.8% |
| 4 | KOTHARI DILIPKUMAR THAKORLAL | IND | 1,732 | 1.5% |
| 5 | GITABEN DESAI | AIRJP | 783 | 0.7% |
| 6 | AAGEVAN RAZAKBHAI ABDULBHAI | IND | 413 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SADHURAM PANNALAL SHARMA | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 8 | RAJPUT JAGDISHBHAI SHANKARBHAI | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 2.3% · max 63.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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34th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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100th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.9%INC 30.7%IND 18.8%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,65,626
Density
552 / km²
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,546 km²
SC population5.3%
ST population27.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 9.2%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.6%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation61.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)39.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.3%
Women literate84.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance41.7%
What's nearby?
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