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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1998

Kalol

Winner — 1998

PATEL SURESHKUMAR CHATURDAS
INC· INC
INC 43.6%BJP 42.1%4 others 14.3%
Votes
43,607
43.6% share
Winning margin
1,499
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,57,486

Kalol was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,499 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATEL SURESHKUMAR CHATURDAS
INC
43,60743.6%
2
PATEL VITTHALBHAI SOMDAS
NDA
42,10842.1%
3
VAGHELA PARAKRAMSINHJI DIGVIJAYSINHJI
AIRJP
11,63211.6%
4
RAJPUT RAMSURENDRASINGH PRAGSINGH
1,4671.5%
5
THAKOR KESHAJI MANGAJI
IND
6130.6%
6
THAKOR TAKHAJI KESHAJI
5330.5%

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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.5% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
73rd of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
167th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.6%BJP 42.1%AIRJP 11.6%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,60,119
Density
152 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,184 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.8%Muslim 14.8%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.5%
Electricity91.1%
Sanitation57.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.5%
Children fully vaccinated78.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.4%
Children underweight (under 5)28.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.2%
Women literate83.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.8%
Clean cooking fuel81.6%
Health insurance38.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️BandhaniGI🏺Brass Parts🏺Khambhaliya Shawl🏺Marine & Fisheries/ Dholdara Fish🏺Petrochemcials🏺Salt
Gop (Sun) Temple

Gop (Sun) Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Gop (Sun) Temple

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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