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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1985
Rajkot-I
Winner — 1985
SUSHEELABENK SHETH
INC· INC
INC 60.1%BJP 38.3%4 others 1.6%
Votes
28,391
60.1% share
Winning margin
10,321
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
36.9%
of 1,27,940
Rajkot-I is a safe seat — SUSHEELABENK SHETH won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHEELABENK SHETH | INC | 28,391 | 60.1% |
| 2 | SHIVLAL VEKARIYA | BJP | 18,070 | 38.3% |
| 3 | DANUBHA PATHUBHA SODHA | Janata | 487 | 1.0% |
| 4 | DHANJIBHAI PARMAR | IND | 128 | 0.3% |
| 5 | KURESHI IBRAHIM JUSABBHAI | IND | 84 | 0.2% |
| 6 | ASHWINBHAI KHALPADA | 69 | 0.1% |
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 (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.8% · max 71.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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98th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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48th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.1%BJP 38.3%OTH 1.6%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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