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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2022
Rajkot South
Winner — 2022
RAMESHBHAI VIRJIBHAI TILALA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 66.4%AAP 14.9%7 others 18.7%
Votes
1,01,734
66.4% share
Winning margin
78,864
51.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.2%
of 2,58,813
Rajkot South is a safe seat — RAMESHBHAI VIRJIBHAI TILALA won by 51.5%.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHBHAI VIRJIBHAI TILALA | BJP (NDA) | 1,01,734 | 66.4% |
| 2 | SHIVLAL BARASIA | AAP | 22,870 | 14.9% |
| 3 | HITESH MAGANBHAI VORA | INC | 22,507 | 14.7% |
| 4 | PAREKH PUNITABEN HASMUKHBHAI | IND | 2,842 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,353 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RAKESH PATEL | IND | 295 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PRAVINBHAI MEGHAJIBHAI DENGADA | IND | 274 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BHUMIKA PARESHBHAI PATEL | IND | 232 | 0.1% |
| 9 | AMARDAS DESANI | IND | 168 | 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 (141st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.6% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
141st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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92nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 66.4%AAP 14.9%INC 14.7%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.87 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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