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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1995
Rajkot-I
Winner — 1995
UMESH RAJYAGURU
BJP· BJP
BJP 42.7%INC 38.5%20 others 18.8%
Votes
52,472
42.7% share
Winning margin
5,228
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
49.3%
of 2,49,234
A closely fought contest. UMESH RAJYAGURU won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMESH RAJYAGURU | BJP | 52,472 | 42.7% |
| 2 | JADEJA MANOHARSINHJI PRADYUMANSINHJI | INC | 47,244 | 38.5% |
| 3 | GOVINDBHAI PATEL | IND | 13,459 | 11.0% |
| 4 | SANGHAR SULEMAN JUMABHAI | IND | 2,025 | 1.6% |
| 5 | VIPUL CHANDUBHAI JADAV | 1,768 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | ISHWARLAL GANGARAM KAPADI | Left | 1,289 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SAKARIYA JAYANTILAL GIRDHAR | Janata Dal | 940 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BAVALIYA SAGRAMBHAI RAMJI | IND | 477 | 0.4% |
| 9 | NIRMALBHAI AHIR | IND | 441 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MARU PRAVINKUMAR NATHABHAI | IND | 391 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SUDHIR JOSHI | IND | 360 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KAKKAD NILESHBHAI CHANDULAL | 349 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | KANAGAD PRABHATBHAI LAXMANBHAI | IND | 326 | 0.3% |
| 14 | VEKRIA LALJIBHAI KARMASHIBHAI | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RUGHANI MAHESH DURLABHJI | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KESARIYA NARENDRABHAI VRAJLAL | IND | 188 | 0.1% |
| 17 | USDADIYA MANSUKHBHAI POLABHAI | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 18 | VAGHASIYA HARJIBHAI PREMJIBHAI | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ARVIND PUNABHAI BHESANIYA | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MOR LATIF ABDUL SATAR | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 21 | OZA MANSUKHLAL AMRUTLAL | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 22 | MAKHEJA PARMANAND ROOPCHANDBHAI | IND | 58 | 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
safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.8% · max 71.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
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
BJP 42.7%INC 38.5%IND 11.0%OTH 7.9%
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?
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