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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1998
Shahpur
Winner — 1998
KAUSHIKKUMAR JAMNADAS PATEL (KAUSHIK PATEL)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.6%INC 37.1%5 others 8.3%
Votes
28,678
54.6% share
Winning margin
9,218
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.9%
of 93,964
Shahpur is a safe seat — KAUSHIKKUMAR JAMNADAS PATEL (KAUSHIK PATEL) won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAUSHIKKUMAR JAMNADAS PATEL (KAUSHIK PATEL) | BJP (NDA) | 28,678 | 54.6% |
| 2 | SHAH JITENDRAKUMAR C. | INC | 19,460 | 37.1% |
| 3 | BHAGWATIPRASAD C. PANCHAL | AIRJP | 3,601 | 6.9% |
| 4 | BUKHARI ALTAFHUSAN TAVAKKALAH | IND | 493 | 0.9% |
| 5 | PATEL BHARATBHAI S. | 160 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | A.K.PATHAN | LSWP | 81 | 0.1% |
| 7 | AJMERI ADAMBHAI S. | IND | 30 | 0.1% |
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 (141st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.6% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
141st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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92nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.6%INC 37.1%AIRJP 6.9%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.