Rajkot West
Rajkot West Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat state of India. It is located in Rajkot district. This seat is totally dominated by urban voters. This seat came into existence after 2008 delimitation. Its current MLA is Gujarat's Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments[1]
- Rajkot Taluka (Part) – Rajkot Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24.
Voter Statistics
| Election | Polling Stations | Male Voters | Female Voters | Others | Total Voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 265 | 148303 | 142828 | 5 | 291136 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. P. Jadeja | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Pradummansinh Jadeja | Indian National Congress | |
| 1975 | Arvindbhai Maniyar | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1980 | Manibhai Ranpara | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| February 2002[3][4] (Bypoll) | Narendra Modi | ||
| 2002 | Vajubhai Vala | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Major boundary changes (constituency name changed to Rajkot West) | |||
| 2012 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 (By Poll) | Vijay Rupani | ||
| 2017 | |||
Election Results
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijay Rupani | 1,31,586 | 60.67 | +4.47 | |
| INC | Indranil Rajguru | 77,831 | 35.89 | -3.86 | |
| BSP | Vijaybhai Somabhai Parmar | 1,198 | 0.55 | +0.55 | |
| SHS | Ketan Mansukhbhai Chandarana | 578 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Independent | Rajendrakumar Shamjibhai Chauhan | 509 | 0.23 | +0.23 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,309 | 1.53 | -0.63 | |
| Majority | 53,755 | 24.78 | +8.33 | ||
| Turnout | 2,16,883 | 68.48 | +19.05 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +4.47 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijaykumar Ramniklal Rupani | 81,092 | 56.20 | +2.03 | |
| INC | Jayantibhai Kalaria | 57,352 | 39.75 | +0.55 | |
| NCP | Bhavesh Lokhil | 1,027 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
| Independent | Tejasbhai Anilbhai Trivedi | 514 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Imranbhai Ramjanbhai Kachara | 373 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,110 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
| Majority | 23,740 | 16.45 | +1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,282 | 49.43 | -14.15 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +2.03 | |||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala | 90,405 | 54.17 | ||
| INC | Atul Rasikbhai Rajani | 65,427 | 39.20 | ||
| GPP | Jaydeep Jayantibhai Makadia | 5,194 | 3.11 | ||
| IND. | Sandipbhai Hargovindbhai Jivarajani | 1,784 | 1.07 | ||
| BSP | Pravinbhai Damjibhai Sanchaniya | 1,645 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 24,978 | 14.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,891 | 63.58 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Parliament Constituency wise Electors, EPIC & Images Status : PC Election Roll ‐ 2014" (PDF). Ceo.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- Uday Mahurkar (25 February 2002). "Rajkot II by-elections: Narendra Modi pushes his own image as a rising star of BJP". indiatoday.in/magazine. India Today. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
While the focus is on the assembly elections in four states, the real drama seems to be in a quintet of by-elections in which everyone from a former prime minister, a current chief minister and a super chief minister are contesting.
- "BYE - ELECTIONS -FEBRUARY,2002". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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