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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1998
Surat City North
Winner — 1998
GAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 72.7%INC 24.0%3 others 3.4%
Votes
70,660
72.7% share
Winning margin
47,353
48.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.7%
of 2,17,436
Surat City North is a safe seat — GAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI won by 48.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 70,660 | 72.7% |
| 2 | DR.KHENI ZINABHAI | INC | 23,307 | 24.0% |
| 3 | PATEL NARSINHBHAI KANJIBHAI ( DHASAWALA ) | AIRJP | 2,041 | 2.1% |
| 4 | CHHAGANBHAI K. LAKHPATI | IND | 729 | 0.8% |
| 5 | ADVOCATE NIKUNJALATA BHUPENDRABHAI JARIWALA | IND | 523 | 0.5% |
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 (72nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe48.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.8% · min 12.0% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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72nd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
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11th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 72.7%INC 24.0%OTH 3.4%
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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