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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2022
Rajkot East
Winner — 2022
Uday Kangad
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.4%INC 31.0%7 others 22.7%
Votes
86,194
46.4% share
Winning margin
28,635
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.5%
of 2,97,585
Rajkot East is a safe seat — Uday Kangad won by 15.4%.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uday Kangad | BJP (NDA) | 86,194 | 46.4% |
| 2 | Indranil Rajguru | INC | 57,559 | 31.0% |
| 3 | Rahul Bhuva | AAP | 35,446 | 19.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,794 | 1.5% |
| 5 | SAGTHIYA SURESHKUMAR GOVINDBHAI | 1,540 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | LUNAGARIYA BABULAL PARSHOTAMBHAI | IND | 1,074 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Ranchhodbhai Maganbhai Ughreja | IND | 553 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJESH SAMSUDDIN GILANI | IND | 425 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Parghi Surajbhai Nanjibhai | IND | 263 | 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 (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.2% · min 1.8% · max 65.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
114th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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98th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.4%INC 31.0%AAP 19.1%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.18 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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