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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Rajkot Rural
Winner — 1985
CHANDRAKANT BHANUBHAI WAGHELA
INC· INC
INC 65.0%BJP 30.9%7 others 4.2%
Votes
18,460
65.0% share
Winning margin
9,696
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
28.6%
of 99,376
Rajkot Rural is a safe seat — CHANDRAKANT BHANUBHAI WAGHELA won by 34.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRAKANT BHANUBHAI WAGHELA | INC | 18,460 | 65.0% |
| 2 | CHAVDA DEVSHI SOMABHAI | BJP | 8,764 | 30.9% |
| 3 | CHAUHAN HIMATLAL CHAKUBHAI | Janata | 413 | 1.4% |
| 4 | PARMAR DEVJI JIVA | IND | 198 | 0.7% |
| 5 | DANGAR MADHUBHAI VALABHAI | IND | 181 | 0.6% |
| 6 | CHUDASAMA CHANDULAL MANILAL | IND | 179 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KESHUBHAI CHANABHAI CHAVDA | 130 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | CHAVDA BHALA KARSAN | IND | 48 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SANDAPA JIVABHAI RANABHAI | IND | 32 | 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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 1.3% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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48th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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170th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 65.0%BJP 30.9%OTH 4.2%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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