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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Rajkot Rural

Winner — 1995

CHAWDA SANTABEN KHIMJI BHAI
INC· INC
INC 47.3%BJP 46.0%10 others 6.7%
Votes
46,306
47.3% share
Winning margin
1,256
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
47.4%
of 2,06,402

Rajkot Rural was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,256 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAWDA SANTABEN KHIMJI BHAI
INC
46,30647.3%
2
BABARIA MADHUBHAI HAMIRBHAI
BJP
45,05046.0%
3
ASHOKBHAI SOMABHAI BAGDA
1,2951.3%
4
PARMAR MOHANLAL TRIREMJILAL
IND
9831.0%
5
BHANUBHAI VAGHELA
IND
7950.8%
6
RATHOD DALPATRAM MITHARAM
Janata Dal
7890.8%
7
ZALA VINODBHAI JAYANTILAL
7340.8%
8
MAKWANA JAGABHAI GOVABHAI
IND
7240.7%
9
PARMAR LAKHUBHAI MEGHAJIBHAI
IND
3590.4%
10
CHAWDA SOMABHAI GOVABHAI
IND
3430.3%
11
CHUDASAMA RAMABEN HASMUKHBHAI
IND
2880.3%
12
PARMAR MAGANLAL NAGJIBHAI ADVOCATE
IND
2430.3%

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
safe
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 1.3% · max 56.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
48th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
170th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%BJP 46.0%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cumin🏺Double Ikkat Patan🏺Isabgul🏷️PatolaGI
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Jami Masjid

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami Masjid

Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya Temple

Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruins of Rudra Mahalaya Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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