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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1998

Jodiya

Winner — 1998

KASUNDRA MAGANBHAI AMBABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.1%AIRJP 43.2%3 others 11.7%
Votes
31,447
45.1% share
Winning margin
1,333
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,13,303

Jodiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,333 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KASUNDRA MAGANBHAI AMBABHAI
BJP (NDA)
31,44745.1%
2
PATEL RAGHAVAJIBHAI HANSARAJ
AIRJP
30,11443.2%
3
DAYABHAI DEVASHIBHAI BHIMANI
INC
6,7339.7%
4
SOTHA JORUBHA SHIVUBHA
IND
8791.3%
5
PADHIAR LALJI KARA
5710.8%

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 (37th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
37th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
145th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.1%AIRJP 43.2%INC 9.7%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agri Products🏺Castor🏺Cumin🏺Dairy/ Milk Product

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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