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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2012
Rajkot South
Winner — 2012
GOVIND PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.5%INC 35.7%3 others 7.8%
Votes
77,308
56.5% share
Winning margin
28,477
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.6%
of 2,11,819
Rajkot South is a safe seat — GOVIND PATEL won by 20.8%.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVIND PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 77,308 | 56.5% |
| 2 | DONGA MITUL HIMATBHAI | UPA | 48,831 | 35.7% |
| 3 | KACHA RASHMINBHAI CHHAGANBHAI | GPP | 8,410 | 6.2% |
| 4 | RUDRAPRATAPSINH RAGHUVIRSINH RANA | IND | 1,608 | 1.2% |
| 5 | PATHAN BISMILLA ABDULKHAN (BABAKHAN PATHAN) | IND | 700 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (141st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 1.6% · max 51.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
141st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
92nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.5%INC 35.7%GPP 6.2%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,04,558
Density
340 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,198 km²
SC population7.6%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.3%Muslim 9.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.2%
Electricity95.5%
Sanitation69.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)37.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate84.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.1%
Clean cooking fuel83.6%
Health insurance45.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.