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Assembly constituency 68 · Gujarat

Rajkot East is assembly constituency number 68 in Gujarat, in Rajkot district, and one of the segments of the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Uday Kangad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 46.4% of the vote, 28,635 votes ahead of Indranil Rajguru (INC).

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Rajkot East · 2022AC 68
  1. 01
    Uday Kangad
    BJP
    86,194
    46.38%
  2. 02
    Indranil Rajguru
    INC
    57,559
    30.97%
  3. 03
    Rahul Bhuva
    AAP
    35,446
    19.07%
  4. 04
    Sagthiya Sureshkumar Govindbhai
    CPI
    1,540
    0.83%
  5. 05
    Lunagariya Babulal Parshotambhai
    Independent
    1,074
    0.58%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,241 votesNOTA · 2,794 (1.50%)

Margin 28,635 votes · 15.41% of valid votes

2,97,640
Registered electors
2022 election
62.5%
Turnout
-4.8 pts vs 2017
28,635
Victory margin
15.4% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,85,848 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajkot East 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Uday KangadMale · 50 yrsBJP86,194
46.38%
2Indranil RajguruMale · 56 yrsINC57,559
30.97%
3Rahul BhuvaMale · 32 yrsAAP35,446
19.07%
—NOTANOTA2,794
1.50%
4Sagthiya Sureshkumar GovindbhaiMale · 38 yrs · SCCPI1,540
0.83%
5Lunagariya Babulal ParshotambhaiMale · 46 yrsIndependent1,074
0.58%
6Ranchhodbhai Maganbhai UghrejaMale · 50 yrsIndependent553
0.30%
7Rajesh Samsuddin GilaniMale · 51 yrsIndependent425
0.23%
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8Parghi Surajbhai NanjibhaiMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent263
0.14%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%20172022BJP 46.4%INC 31.0%AAP 19.1%BSP 1.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Uday KangadBJP · 46.4% · margin 28,635Turnout62.5%
2017Arvind RaiyaniBJP · 53.2% · margin 22,782Turnout67.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Rajkot East result 2017

Rajkot East 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arvind RaiyaniBJP93,087
53.23%
2Mitul DongaINC70,305
40.20%
—NOTANOTA3,587
2.05%
3Gohel Madhubhai ArjanbhaiBSP2,236
1.28%
4Ajit Ghusabhai LokhilAAP1,927
1.10%
5Ranpariya Jerambhai HarjibhaiIndependent827
0.47%
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6Vaghela Ramdevsinh BhurubhaIndependent618
0.35%
7Karnabhai MaldhariBTP574
0.33%
8Rauma Mohsinbhai AadambhaiIndependent529
0.30%
9Dholakiya Jiteshbhai NanjibhaiVPP431
0.25%
10Mukeshbhai Keshvjeebhai RamaneeIndependent304
0.17%
11Parmar Rekhaben BharatbhaiIndependent231
0.13%
12Bhaveshbhai Ramnikbhai BhalaraIndependent213
0.12%
Map

Rajkot East 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 Rajkot district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Rajkot East is one of the assembly segments of Rajkot. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Rajkot candidates.

  • Parshottambhai RupalaBJP1,19,239 68.7%
  • Dhanani PareshINC50,663 29.2%
  • Chamanbhai Nagjibhai SavsaniBSP1,724 1.0%
  • Ajagiya Niralbhai AmrutlalIndependent491 0.3%
  • Bhaveshbhai Kantilal PipaliyaIndependent343 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 68,576 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajkot East.

Who won the Rajkot East assembly seat in 2022?

Uday Kangad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rajkot East in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 86,194 votes, which was 46.38% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rajkot East?

The margin was 28,635 votes (15.41% of valid votes). The runner-up was Indranil Rajguru of the Indian National Congress with 57,559 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajkot East in 2022?

Turnout was 62.48%: 1,85,957 of 2,97,640 registered electors voted, across 273 polling stations. That is 4.8 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajkot East part of?

Rajkot East is an assembly segment of the Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Parshottambhai Rupala got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Rajkot East a reserved constituency?

No. Rajkot East is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Rajkot East?

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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