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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 173 · 1998
Jalalpore
Winner — 1998
PATEL RAMESHBHAI CHHOTUBHAI (R.C.PATEL)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.3%INC 48.5%2 others 1.1%
Votes
47,303
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,692
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,53,938
Jalalpore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,692 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL RAMESHBHAI CHHOTUBHAI (R.C.PATEL) | BJP (NDA) | 47,303 | 50.3% |
| 2 | PATEL CHHAGANBHAI DEVABHAI | INC | 45,611 | 48.5% |
| 3 | PATEL SUMANBHAI MANIBHAI | AIRJP | 754 | 0.8% |
| 4 | RATHOD GOVINDBHAI LAXMANBHAI | IND | 304 | 0.3% |
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 (60th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 75.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
60th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
108th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 48.5%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,28,291
Density
129 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,766 km²
SC population0.4%
ST population94.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 8.8%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water17.5%
Electricity61.5%
Sanitation28.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.5%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.6%
Children underweight (under 5)53.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.2%
Women literate68.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.2%
Clean cooking fuel23.4%
Health insurance44.3%
What's nearby?
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