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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1998Reserved (SC)

Rajkot Rural

Winner — 1998

BABARIYA MADHUBHAI HAMIRBHAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 55.9%INC 36.7%2 others 7.4%
Votes
52,329
55.9% share
Winning margin
18,034
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
44.3%
of 2,11,126

Rajkot Rural is a safe seat — BABARIYA MADHUBHAI HAMIRBHAI won by 19.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABARIYA MADHUBHAI HAMIRBHAI
BJP (NDA)
52,32955.9%
2
CHAVDA SHANTA KHIMJIBHAI
INC
34,29536.7%
3
DABHI BABUBHAI KANJIBHAI
AIRJP
5,9236.3%
4
VAGHERA GOVINDBHAI GANGAJI
1,0141.1%

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
safe
19.3%
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
BJP 55.9%INC 36.7%AIRJP 6.3%OTH 1.1%

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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