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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2007
Ellis Bridge
Winner — 2007
RAKESH SHAH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 72.2%INC 24.3%4 others 3.5%
Votes
93,780
72.2% share
Winning margin
62,243
47.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.3%
of 2,22,940
Ellis Bridge is a safe seat — RAKESH SHAH won by 47.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKESH SHAH | BJP (NDA) | 93,780 | 72.2% |
| 2 | KALPESH KESHAVLAL PATEL (BHOLO) | UPA | 31,537 | 24.3% |
| 3 | KETANBHAI INDRAVADANBHAI JOSHI | BSP | 1,789 | 1.4% |
| 4 | RAJA BHAVIK VASANTRAI | IND | 1,661 | 1.3% |
| 5 | KOSAMBI CHIMANLAL FUSABHAI | LSWP | 772 | 0.6% |
| 6 | UPENDRAKUMAR GUNAVANTRAY AACHARYA | IND | 314 | 0.2% |
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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe47.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.2% · min 1.8% · max 65.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
114th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
98th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 72.2%INC 24.3%OTH 3.5%
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?
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