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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 167 · 2012
Surat West
Winner — 2012
KISHORBHAI RATILAL VANKAWALA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 74.3%INC 22.0%4 others 3.7%
Votes
99,099
74.3% share
Winning margin
69,731
52.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,96,643
Surat West is a safe seat — KISHORBHAI RATILAL VANKAWALA won by 52.3%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KISHORBHAI RATILAL VANKAWALA | BJP (NDA) | 99,099 | 74.3% |
| 2 | USHABEN BABUBHAI PATEL | UPA | 29,368 | 22.0% |
| 3 | JAYESHBHAI CHANDUBHAI PATEL | GPP | 2,894 | 2.2% |
| 4 | GODIL NAZIR HANIF | IND | 977 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MAKWANA RAMESHBHAI MOHANBHAI | BSP | 621 | 0.5% |
| 6 | PANWALA JITENDRA BACHUBHAI | NDA | 378 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (107th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe52.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 32.8% · min 2.4% · max 76.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
107th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.67
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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99th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 74.3%INC 22.0%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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