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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2012
Surat North
Winner — 2012
CHOKSI AJAYKUMAR JASHVANTLAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.8%INC 36.4%14 others 5.8%
Votes
59,690
57.8% share
Winning margin
22,034
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,52,013
Surat North is a safe seat — CHOKSI AJAYKUMAR JASHVANTLAL won by 21.3%.
Seat history
0 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOKSI AJAYKUMAR JASHVANTLAL | BJP (NDA) | 59,690 | 57.8% |
| 2 | KACHHDIYA DINESHBHAI MANUBHAI | UPA | 37,656 | 36.4% |
| 3 | GAYWALA HEMANTKUMAR CHANDRAKANTBHAI | GPP | 2,646 | 2.6% |
| 4 | KAZI NAJMUDIN RAFIYUDIN | Samajwadi Party | 748 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SHEIKH MOHMAD AIYUB MOHMAD IBRAHIM | IND | 680 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PATOLE MILIND MOHANBHAI | BSP | 391 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHAIKH MOHMAD AYYUB ABDUL REHMAN | IND | 275 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ASHRAFMIYA RAZAKMIYA SARGURU | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHAH YUNUSBHAI YUSUFBHAI | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KAPDIYA AIYUB GULAM RASUL | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SHEIKH AMINABIBI AYYUBBHAI | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHAIKH AYYUB SHAIKH BHIKHAN | IF | 128 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NAGORI SIDIK DAWOODBHAI | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ANSARI MOHMMAD YUSUF RAMJAN MOHMMAD YUSUF | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VAMJA ARVINDBHAI (ALIES DEVILAL) VALLABHBHAI | LSWP | 86 | 0.1% |
| 16 | GHADIYALI MOHMMAD NAJIM MAHEMUDMIYA | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.6% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
143rd of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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173rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.8%INC 36.4%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
60,81,322
Density
1337 / km²
Sex ratio
788 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,549 km²
SC population2.6%
ST population14.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 10.9%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.6%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation84.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.7%
Children fully vaccinated92.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)32.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel88.6%
Health insurance31.6%
What's nearby?
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