Bhavnagar Rural is assembly constituency number 103 in Gujarat, in Bhavnagar district, and one of the segments of the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Parshottambhai O. Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 63.6% of the vote, 73,484 votes ahead of Gohil Revatsinh Batukbha(hoidad) (INC).
- 01Parshottambhai O. SolankiBJP1,16,03463.61%
- 02Gohil Revatsinh Batukbha(hoidad)INC42,55023.33%
- 03Gohil Khumansinh NatubhaAAP17,2369.45%
- 04Parmar Rajeshkumar P.RSTHNDEKD1,4210.78%
- 05Makwana Ashokbhai GobarbhaiBSP1,2550.69%
- 1 other candidate · 994 votesNOTA · 2,917 (1.60%)
Margin 73,484 votes · 40.29% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,82,407 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parshottambhai O. SolankiMale · 61 yrs | BJP | 1,16,034 | 63.61% |
| 2 | Gohil Revatsinh Batukbha(hoidad)Male · 50 yrs | INC | 42,550 | 23.33% |
| 3 | Gohil Khumansinh NatubhaMale · 37 yrs | AAP | 17,236 | 9.45% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,917 | 1.60% |
| 4 | Parmar Rajeshkumar P.Male · 32 yrs · SC | RSTHNDEKD | 1,421 | 0.78% |
| 5 | Makwana Ashokbhai GobarbhaiMale · 39 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,255 | 0.69% |
| 6 | Hemantsinh Karansinh Gohil(hembha)Male · 56 yrs | Independent | 994 | 0.54% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bhavnagar Rural result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parsottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki | BJP | 89,555 | 55.30% |
| 2 | Kantibhai Tapubhai Chauhan | INC | 58,562 | 36.16% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,463 | 2.14% |
| 3 | Solanki Vicky Girishbhai | Independent | 2,143 | 1.32% |
| 4 | Gohil Narendrabhai Dipakbhai | LOKSP | 1,959 | 1.21% |
| 5 | Gohil Digvijaysinh Bhikhubha | BSP | 1,444 | 0.89% |
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| 6 | Gohil Pravinsinh Dhirubha | AINHCP | 1,284 | 0.79% |
| 7 | Vinodbhai Kanjibhai Solanki | VPP | 1,284 | 0.79% |
| 8 | Hemantsinh Karansinh Gohil | Independent | 1,200 | 0.74% |
| 9 | Dakhara Tulasibhai Laxmanbhai | Independent | 565 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Gohil Dilavarsinh Chhanubha | Independent | 487 | 0.30% |
Bhavnagar Rural outlined in orange among the other Gujarat seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Bhavnagar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhavnagar Rural is one of the assembly segments of Bhavnagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhavnagar candidates.
- Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya (nimuben Bambhaniya)BJP1,19,860 71.0%
- Umeshbhai Naranbhai MakwanaAAP39,903 23.6%
- Rathod Dineshbhai LakhabhaiBSP1,821 1.1%
- Anilbhai Narendrabhai ChavdaSWNTRABYKT1,251 0.7%
- Parmar Rajeshkumar PremjibhaiNIUP1,019 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 79,957 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhavnagar Rural.
Who won the Bhavnagar Rural assembly seat in 2022?
Parshottambhai O. Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Bhavnagar Rural in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 1,16,034 votes, which was 63.61% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhavnagar Rural?
The margin was 73,484 votes (40.29% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gohil Revatsinh Batukbha(hoidad) of the Indian National Congress with 42,550 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhavnagar Rural in 2022?
Turnout was 61.68%: 1,82,749 of 2,96,290 registered electors voted, across 320 polling stations. That is 1.0 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhavnagar Rural part of?
Bhavnagar Rural is an assembly segment of the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya (nimuben Bambhaniya) got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bhavnagar Rural a reserved constituency?
No. Bhavnagar Rural is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Bhavnagar Rural?
The Gujarat assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Gujarat assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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