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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1998
Bhavnagar South
Winner — 1998
OZA SUNIL BALKRISHNABHAI (SUNIL OZA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.0%INC 35.1%2 others 18.8%
Votes
41,525
46.0% share
Winning margin
9,858
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.2%
of 1,69,533
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OZA SUNIL BALKRISHNABHAI (SUNIL OZA) | BJP (NDA) | 41,525 | 46.0% |
| 2 | BHALIA ZAVERBHAI DHARAMSHIBHAI | INC | 31,667 | 35.1% |
| 3 | GOHIL PRAVINSINH AGARSINH | AIRJP | 15,535 | 17.2% |
| 4 | CHACHAPARA KHIMJIBHAI VALLABHBHAI | IND | 1,451 | 1.6% |
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 (67th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.2% · max 19.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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67th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
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95th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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129th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.0%INC 35.1%AIRJP 17.2%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
72,14,225
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
905 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,107 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 12.2%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.6%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation83.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.5%
Children fully vaccinated65.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)34.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.7%
Women literate81.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance36.2%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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