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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Keshod
Winner — 1998
RATHOD SAMATBHAI AALABHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.2%INC 35.4%4 others 4.4%
Votes
41,101
60.2% share
Winning margin
16,954
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,39,244
Keshod is a safe seat — RATHOD SAMATBHAI AALABHAI won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATHOD SAMATBHAI AALABHAI | BJP (NDA) | 41,101 | 60.2% |
| 2 | DHULA HAMIRBHAI HADABHAI | INC | 24,147 | 35.4% |
| 3 | PARMAR RAMESHBHAI ODHAVJIBHAI | 1,316 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | VANAVI DANABHAI BHIKABHAI | AIRJP | 940 | 1.4% |
| 5 | MUCHHADIYA MADHABHAI VALABHAI | 584 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | VEGADA MADHAVJI MEPABHAI | IND | 184 | 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 (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.7% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
116th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
64th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.2%INC 35.4%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,91,753
Density
650 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,140 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.6%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Children underweight (under 5)44.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance29.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.