Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2022

Rajkot West

1962 1967 1972 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

Winner — 2022

DR. DARSHITA SHAH

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 68.0%INC 16.0%12 others 16.0%

Votes

1,38,687

68.0% share

Winning margin

1,05,975

52.0% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

57.6%

of 3,54,313

Rajkot West is a safe seat — DR. DARSHITA SHAH won by 52.0%.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2017 vs 2022

All Candidates

14 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	DR. DARSHITA SHAH	BJP BJP (NDA)	1,38,687	68.0%
2	KALARIYA MANSUKHBHAI JADAVBHAI	INC INC	32,712	16.0%	DL
3	DINESHKUMAR MOHANBHAI JOSHI	AAP AAP	26,319	12.9%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	3,419	1.7%
5	CHAMANBHAI SAVSANI	BSP	805	0.4%	DL
6	MEHUL NATHWANI	IND	617	0.3%	DL
7	VEGADA RAMJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI	IND	245	0.1%	DL
8	PRAFULABEN R. SHIYALIYA	LGP	226	0.1%	DL
9	DENGADA PRAVINBHAI MEGHJIBHAI	IND	218	0.1%	DL
10	PRASHANT CHIMANBHAI MARU	IND	196	0.1%	DL
11	BHUPENDRA BHAVANBHAI PATOLIYA	IND	169	0.1%	DL
12	MAHAJAN NARENDRABHAI	IND	160	0.1%	DL
13	KIRTIKUMAR BAVANJIBHAI MARVANIYA	IND	123	0.1%	DL
14	BELIM SIKANDAR HUSENBHAI	IND	116	0.1%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Low turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

52.0%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 25.2% · min 5.6% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

58%

lowerhigher

158th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

1.98

fewer partiesmore parties

163rd of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT

1.7%

lowerhigher

62nd of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 68.0%INC 16.0%AAP 12.9%OTH 1.4%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 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 location

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Ceramic Tiles & Sanitary Ware🏺Engineering Goods/Machine products🏺Pottery🏺Single Ikat weaving

Sacred Heart Syro-Malabar Cathedral

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