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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2017
Surat North
Winner — 2017
BALAR KANTIBHAI HIMMATBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.4%INC 38.5%11 others 3.2%
Votes
58,788
58.4% share
Winning margin
20,022
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,57,250
Surat North is a safe seat — BALAR KANTIBHAI HIMMATBHAI won by 19.9%.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAR KANTIBHAI HIMMATBHAI | BJP (NDA) | 58,788 | 58.4% |
| 2 | KACHHADIYA DINESHBHAI MANUBHAI | UPA | 38,766 | 38.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 912 | 0.9% |
| 4 | SOLANKI RITESHBHAI NARESHBHAI | AINHCP | 522 | 0.5% |
| 5 | ABDULSAMAD ABDULMAJID MUNSHI | BSP | 439 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RIYAZ NURMOHAMMAD NAGORI | IND | 298 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MO.ZAMEER ABDULREHMAN NAGORI | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MAISURIYA AMRUTLAL UTTAMLAL (VIJAY MAISURIYA) | RMNMP | 188 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KAZI NAZMUDDIN RAFIYUDDIN | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 10 | TAILOR GULMOHMAD USHAMANGANI | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 11 | TOFIQ MAHEMUD NAGORI | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PATHAN SIRAJKHAN HOSHIYARKHAN | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KAPADIA MOHMADIRFAN GULAMMAHAMAD | IND | 94 | 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
safe19.9%
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 58.4%INC 38.5%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
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?
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