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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Rajkot Rural

Winner — 2012

BHANUBEN MANOHARBHAI BABARIYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.6%INC 30.9%6 others 30.4%
Votes
57,753
38.6% share
Winning margin
11,466
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.7%
of 2,24,209

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHANUBEN MANOHARBHAI BABARIYA
BJP (NDA)
57,75338.6%
2
SAGATHIYA LAKHABHAI JETHABHAI
UPA
46,28730.9%
3
GIRISHBHAI HARIBHAI PARMAR
GPP
36,44624.4%
4
PUSHPABEN ASHOKBHAI VALA
BSP
3,7232.5%
5
PRAVINBHAI MEGHJIBHAI DENGDA
IND
2,6081.7%
6
KALPESH RAMJIBHAI VAGHELA
IND
9990.7%
7
CHAVDA LAKHMANBHAI DEVJIBHAI
IND
9650.7%
8
GEDIYA MANOJBHAI NATHABHAI
IND
7830.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.1% · max 39.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
115th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
134th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.6%INC 30.9%GPP 24.4%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.32 Cr

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Ware🏺Engineering Goods/Machine products🏺Pottery🏺Single Ikat weaving

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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