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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1972
Rajkot I
Winner — 1972
MANSUKHBHAI JOSHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 59.9%BJS 39.1%2 others 1.0%
Votes
24,695
59.9% share
Winning margin
8,584
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.4%
of 74,420
Rajkot I is a safe seat — MANSUKHBHAI JOSHI won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANSUKHBHAI JOSHI | Congress (R) | 24,695 | 59.9% |
| 2 | ARVINDBHAI MANIAR | Grand Alliance | 16,111 | 39.1% |
| 3 | SHASHIKANT K MAVANI | IND | 233 | 0.6% |
| 4 | BALWANTRAY C KUMDAR | IND | 178 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 2.5% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
79th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
44th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.9%BJS 39.1%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,43,734
Density
232 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,792 km²
SC population9.2%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.9%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.6%
Electricity83.0%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated81.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.8%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.4%
Clean cooking fuel62.6%
Health insurance50.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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