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Assembly constituency 71 · Gujarat · SC

Rajkot Rural is assembly constituency number 71 in Gujarat, in Rajkot district, and one of the segments of the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.5% of the vote, 48,494 votes ahead of Vashrambhai Sagathiya (AAAP).

Rajkot Rural · 2022AC 71
  1. 01
    Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya
    BJP
    1,19,695
    52.54%
  2. 02
    Vashrambhai Sagathiya
    AAP
    71,201
    31.25%
  3. 03
    Bathwar Sureshkumar Karshanbhai
    INC
    29,175
    12.81%
  4. 04
    Rahul Chavda
    BSP
    1,626
    0.71%
  5. 05
    Solanki Ramjibhai Khimabhai
    Independent
    709
    0.31%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,385 votesNOTA · 3,038 (1.33%)

Margin 48,494 votes · 21.29% of valid votes

3,67,494
Registered electors
2022 election
62.0%
Turnout
-2.4 pts vs 2017
48,494
Victory margin
21.3% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,27,829 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajkot Rural 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhanuben Manoharbhai BabariyaFemale · 47 yrs · SCBJP1,19,695
52.54%
2Vashrambhai SagathiyaMale · 57 yrs · SCAAP71,201
31.25%
3Bathwar Sureshkumar KarshanbhaiMale · 54 yrs · SCINC29,175
12.81%
—NOTANOTA3,038
1.33%
4Rahul ChavdaMale · 31 yrs · SCBSP1,626
0.71%
5Solanki Ramjibhai KhimabhaiMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent709
0.31%
6Babubhai Bhalabhai BabariyaMale · 57 yrs · SCIndependent515
0.23%
7Makwana Ranjitbhai GirdharbhaiMale · 43 yrs · SCVPP453
0.20%
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8Bharatbhai Mavjibhai ChavdaMale · 55 yrs · SCIndependent397
0.17%
9Rathod Sukhdevbhai MohanbhaiMale · 28 yrs · SCIndependent391
0.17%
10Dengada Sanjay PravinbhaiMale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent378
0.17%
11Babubhai Virabhai ParmarMale · 49 yrs · SCIndependent251
0.11%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%20172022BJP 52.5%AAP 31.3%INC 12.8%BSP 0.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Bhanuben Manoharbhai BabariyaBJP · 52.5% · margin 48,494Turnout62.0%
2017Lakhabhai SagathiyaBJP · 47.7% · margin 2,179Turnout64.4%

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

Rajkot Rural result 2017

Rajkot Rural 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lakhabhai SagathiyaBJP92,114
47.68%
2Vashrambhai Alabhai SagathiyaINC89,935
46.55%
3Kiranbhai Dhanjibhai MakwanaBSP3,323
1.72%
—NOTANOTA2,559
1.32%
4Sagathiya Jayesh DineshbhaiIndependent922
0.48%
5Harshad Raghubhai MakwanaNCP880
0.46%
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6Satishbhai Muljibhai SagathiyaIndependent820
0.42%
7Makwana Kaushikbhai MulajibhaiIndependent593
0.31%
8Dr. Degda Jayeshbhai SomabhaiIndependent369
0.19%
9Dangar Rameshbhai LaljibhaiIndependent363
0.19%
10Punjabhai Arjanbhai SolankiIndependent360
0.19%
11Dengada Pravinbhai MeghjibhaiIndependent281
0.15%
12Dineshbhai Babubhai ParmarIndependent253
0.13%
13Harshadbhai Nathabhai DhammarSVPP227
0.12%
14Kishanbhai Khimjibhai ParmarIndependent200
0.10%
Map

Rajkot 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 Rajkot district

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

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Parshottambhai RupalaBJP1,52,084 68.1%
  • Dhanani PareshINC66,239 29.6%
  • Chamanbhai Nagjibhai SavsaniBSP2,213 1.0%
  • Ajagiya Niralbhai AmrutlalIndependent635 0.3%
  • Bhaveshbhai Kantilal PipaliyaIndependent516 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 85,845 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Rajkot Rural assembly seat in 2022?

Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rajkot Rural in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 1,19,695 votes, which was 52.54% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rajkot Rural?

The margin was 48,494 votes (21.29% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vashrambhai Sagathiya of the Aam Aadmi Party with 71,201 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajkot Rural in 2022?

Turnout was 62.04%: 2,27,990 of 3,67,494 registered electors voted, across 384 polling stations. That is 2.4 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajkot Rural part of?

Rajkot Rural 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 Rural a reserved constituency?

Yes. Rajkot Rural is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Rajkot 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.