Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2017

Rajkot West

1962 1967 1972 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

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

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

⚖ Compare 2012 vs 2017

All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	VIJAY RUPANI	BJP BJP (NDA)	1,31,586	60.7%
2	INDRANIL RAJGURU	INC UPA	77,831	35.9%
—	NOTA	NOTA	3,309	1.5%
4	PARMAR VIJAYBHAI SOMABHAI	BSP BSP	1,198	0.6%	DL
5	KETAN MANSUKHBHAI CHANDARANA	SHS	578	0.3%	DL
6	RAJENDRAKUMAR SHAMJIBHAI CHAUHAN	IND	509	0.2%	DL
7	HARIBHAI PARMAR	IND	437	0.2%	DL
8	MASHRU VALLABHBHAI VIJAYKUMAR	IND	288	0.1%	DL
9	MAHESHBHAI KESHUBHAI BHUT	GJCP	242	0.1%	DL
10	BINA DIPAKBHAI LADANI	IND	210	0.1%	DL
11	JADEJA SIDDHRAJSINH SANJAYSINH	IND	189	0.1%	DL
12	NARAN M. VAKATAR	IND	119	0.1%	DL
13	DHANRAJSINH H CHAUHAN	IND	116	0.1%	DL
14	CHIMANLAL KURJIBHAI BHUVA	IND	96	0.0%	DL
15	VIRANI BHARATBHAI NAGAJIBHAI	RMNMP	89	0.0%	DL
16	UPADDHYAY DHARMESH HASMUKHRAI	IND	86	0.0%	DL

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

The Record The Place The 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?

1 location

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Ware🏺Engineering Goods/Machine products🏺Pottery🏺Single Ikat weaving

Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar Cathedral

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