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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2017

Rajkot West

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Winner — 2017

VIJAY RUPANI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.7%INC 35.9%14 others 3.4%
Votes
1,31,586
60.7% share
Winning margin
53,755
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
68.5%
of 3,16,665

Rajkot West is a safe seat — VIJAY RUPANI won by 24.8%.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY RUPANI
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,31,58660.7%
2
INDRANIL RAJGURU
INC
UPA
77,83135.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,3091.5%
4
PARMAR VIJAYBHAI SOMABHAI
BSP
BSP
1,1980.6%
5
KETAN MANSUKHBHAI CHANDARANA
SHS
5780.3%
6
RAJENDRAKUMAR SHAMJIBHAI CHAUHAN
IND
5090.2%
7
HARIBHAI PARMAR
IND
4370.2%
8
MASHRU VALLABHBHAI VIJAYKUMAR
IND
2880.1%
9
MAHESHBHAI KESHUBHAI BHUT
GJCP
2420.1%
10
BINA DIPAKBHAI LADANI
IND
2100.1%
11
JADEJA SIDDHRAJSINH SANJAYSINH
IND
1890.1%
12
NARAN M. VAKATAR
IND
1190.1%
13
DHANRAJSINH H CHAUHAN
IND
1160.1%
14
CHIMANLAL KURJIBHAI BHUVA
IND
960.0%
15
VIRANI BHARATBHAI NAGAJIBHAI
RMNMP
890.0%
16
UPADDHYAY DHARMESH HASMUKHRAI
IND
860.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 5.6% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
158th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
62nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.7%INC 35.9%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 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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