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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2002

Rajkot-II

Winner — 2002

VAJUBHAI VALA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.7%INC 42.4%8 others 4.9%
Votes
43,397
52.7% share
Winning margin
8,515
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,66,385

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAJUBHAI VALA
BJP (NDA)
43,39752.7%
2
NATHAWANI KASHMIRA BAKULBHAI
INC
34,88242.4%
3
RANPARA DILIPBHAI MANIBHAI
IND
1,1381.4%
4
SHAH JASHVANTLAL MOTILAL
NCP
1,0061.2%
5
SONIMAHAJAN NARENDRABHAI AMRATLAL
IND
7991.0%
6
JAMES THOMAS
Samajwadi Party
3630.4%
7
DUDHATRA MUKUNDBHAI GOVINDBHAI
IND
2980.4%
8
THAKKAR RAJENDRABHAI CHANDRAKANT
IND
1670.2%
9
MEHTA AJAY BHUPENDRABHAI
IND
1520.2%
10
BADRISH CHIMANLAL VAGHELA
IND
950.1%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 3.6% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
65th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
151st of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.7%INC 42.4%OTH 4.9%

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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cumin🏺Double Ikkat Patan🏺Isabgul🏷️PatolaGI
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Gateway of Khan Sarover

🏛️MonumentASI

Gateway of Khan Sarover

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Nilkantheshwar Mahadev Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Nilkantheshwar Mahadev Temple

Sahastralinga Talao (Excavated)

Sahastralinga Talao (Excavated)

🏛️MonumentASI

Sahastralinga Talao (Excavated)

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Shaikh Farid Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Shaikh Farid Tomb

Tow small shrines Near Sanderi Mata Temple

Tow small shrines Near Sanderi Mata Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Tow small shrines Near Sanderi Mata 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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