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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2017
Rajkot South
Winner — 2017
GOVINDBHAI PATEL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 63.2%INC 33.1%9 others 3.7%
Votes
98,951
63.2% share
Winning margin
47,121
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.6%
of 2,42,482
Rajkot South is a safe seat — GOVINDBHAI PATEL won by 30.1%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVINDBHAI PATEL | BJP (NDA) | 98,951 | 63.2% |
| 2 | DR. DINESH CHOVATIYA | UPA | 51,830 | 33.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,251 | 1.4% |
| 4 | ANJU PADALIYA | BSP | 1,528 | 1.0% |
| 5 | DESAI VINODBHAI NANJIBHAI | UPA | 517 | 0.3% |
| 6 | VINODBHAI NANALAL MAKVANA | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 7 | GIRISHBHAI VALLABHABHAI MARAVIYA (PATEL) | AAP | 284 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JASPALSINH MAHAVIRSINH TOMAR | IND | 283 | 0.2% |
| 9 | NISHANTBHAI PATEL | 230 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | KUBAVAT ATULBHAI KANUBHAI | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AZIZ IQBALBHAI VIRANI | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
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
safe30.1%
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%
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92nd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 63.2%INC 33.1%OTH 2.3%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 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.