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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1998
Visnagar
Winner — 1998
PATEL PRAHALADBHAI MOHANLAL (GOSA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 29.5%IND 26.5%3 others 44.0%
Votes
34,075
29.5% share
Winning margin
3,536
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,56,429
A closely fought contest. PATEL PRAHALADBHAI MOHANLAL (GOSA) won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATEL PRAHALADBHAI MOHANLAL (GOSA) | BJP (NDA) | 34,075 | 29.5% |
| 2 | PATEL BHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI | IND | 30,539 | 26.5% |
| 3 | THAKOR VARVAJI TALAJI | AIRJP | 20,894 | 18.1% |
| 4 | KIRTIBHAI ISHWARLAL PATEL | IND | 16,342 | 14.2% |
| 5 | PATHAN VAJIRKHAN BISMILLAKHAN | INC | 13,575 | 11.8% |
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.
Low turnout (164th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.5% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
164th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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146th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 29.5%IND 26.5%AIRJP 18.1%IND 14.2%INC 11.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Beadwork🏺Groundnuts/Peanuts (Peanut Based Products)🏷️Kesar MangoGI🏺Mango🏺Marine & Fisheries Industry
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