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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Rajkot Rural
Winner — 2017
LAKHABHAI SAGATHIYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.7%INC 46.6%13 others 5.8%
Votes
92,114
47.7% share
Winning margin
2,179
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.4%
of 3,00,047
Rajkot Rural was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 2,179 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHABHAI SAGATHIYA | BJP (NDA) | 92,114 | 47.7% |
| 2 | VASHRAMBHAI ALABHAI SAGATHIYA | UPA | 89,935 | 46.5% |
| 3 | KIRANBHAI DHANJIBHAI MAKWANA | BSP | 3,323 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,559 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SAGATHIYA JAYESH DINESHBHAI | IND | 922 | 0.5% |
| 6 | HARSHAD RAGHUBHAI MAKWANA | UPA | 880 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SATISHBHAI MULJIBHAI SAGATHIYA | IND | 820 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MAKWANA KAUSHIKBHAI MULAJIBHAI | IND | 593 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DR. DEGDA JAYESHBHAI SOMABHAI | IND | 369 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DANGAR RAMESHBHAI LALJIBHAI | IND | 363 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PUNJABHAI ARJANBHAI SOLANKI | IND | 360 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DENGADA PRAVINBHAI MEGHJIBHAI | IND | 281 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DINESHBHAI BABUBHAI PARMAR | IND | 253 | 0.1% |
| 14 | HARSHADBHAI NATHABHAI DHAMMAR | SVPP | 227 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KISHANBHAI KHIMJIBHAI PARMAR | IND | 200 | 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 (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
115th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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134th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.7%INC 46.5%OTH 4.5%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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