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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2017
Rajkot East
Winner — 2017
ARVIND RAIYANI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.2%INC 40.2%11 others 6.6%
Votes
93,087
53.2% share
Winning margin
22,782
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.3%
of 2,59,971
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.76 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARVIND RAIYANI | BJP (NDA) | 93,087 | 53.2% |
| 2 | MITUL DONGA | UPA | 70,305 | 40.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,587 | 2.0% |
| 4 | GOHEL MADHUBHAI ARJANBHAI | BSP | 2,236 | 1.3% |
| 5 | AJIT GHUSABHAI LOKHIL | AAP | 1,927 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RANPARIYA JERAMBHAI HARJIBHAI | IND | 827 | 0.5% |
| 7 | VAGHELA RAMDEVSINH BHURUBHA | IND | 618 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KARNABHAI MALDHARI | BTP | 574 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAUMA MOHSINBHAI AADAMBHAI | IND | 529 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DHOLAKIYA JITESHBHAI NANJIBHAI | VPP | 431 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MUKESHBHAI KESHVJEEBHAI RAMANEE | IND | 304 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PARMAR REKHABEN BHARATBHAI | IND | 231 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BHAVESHBHAI RAMNIKBHAI BHALARA | IND | 213 | 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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
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%
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98th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.2%INC 40.2%OTH 4.5%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.76 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?
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