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Gujarat · PC 4 · 1989
Rajkot
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
VEKARIA SHIVLAL NAGIBHAI
BJP· BJP
BJP 67.2%INC 29.3%16 others 3.5%
Votes
3,45,185
67.2% share
Winning margin
1,94,426
37.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,13,701
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEKARIA SHIVLAL NAGIBHAI | BJP | 3,45,185 | 67.2% |
| 2 | MAVANI RAMABEN RAMJIBHI | INC | 1,50,759 | 29.4% |
| 3 | EBHABHAI SIDIBHAI KATARIA | 3,574 | 0.7% | |
| 4 | KARASANBHAI MULABHAI DAFDA | 1,975 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | SHANTILAL HARILAL PANDYA | IND | 1,820 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PATEL RAMESHBHAI SHANKERLAL | IND | 1,461 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DEEPAK BHAI GOHEL | IND | 1,368 | 0.3% |
| 8 | DAVE JASVANTRAY MOTILAL | IND | 1,270 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAVANI JAMALBHAI MAMADBHAI | IND | 1,060 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ASHWIN LANGA (GADHAVI) | IND | 997 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KHACHAR DILIPINH DEVAYATBHAI | IND | 838 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KOLI POPATBHAI AMARSHIBHAI RAJPURA | IND | 703 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ROJASARA GORDHANBHAI SUKHABHAI | IND | 700 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PATNI DHANLAXMIBEN JANAKRAI | IND | 624 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ABDUL SATAR MOR | IND | 442 | 0.1% |
| 16 | DUDALAL KHIMJIBHAI PATEL | IND | 356 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SOSA KADVBHAI DANABHAI | IND | 344 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SADAD SOMBHAI SANGRAMBHAI | IND | 225 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 3.2% · max 53.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
9th of 26How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 26How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
23rd of 26How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 67.2%INC 29.4%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,35,064
Density
462 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,401 km²
SC population8.0%
ST population0.5%
Figures are for Mahesana, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.7%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water88.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation54.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.3%
Women literate75.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Clean cooking fuel63.1%
Health insurance40.7%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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