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Assembly constituency 6 · Gujarat

Rapar is assembly constituency number 6 in Gujarat, in Kachchh district, and one of the segments of the Kachchh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 46.2% of the vote, 577 votes ahead of Bhachubhai Dharamshi Aarethiya (INC).

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Rapar · 2022AC 6
  1. 01
    Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja
    BJP
    66,961
    46.17%
  2. 02
    Bhachubhai Dharamshi Aarethiya
    INC
    66,384
    45.77%
  3. 03
    Amba Paravant Patel
    AAP
    2,434
    1.68%
  4. 04
    Saiyad Hasamsha Umarsha
    Independent
    1,732
    1.19%
  5. 05
    Vaniya Tejabhai Gelabhai
    Independent
    941
    0.65%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,640 votesNOTA · 3,942 (2.72%)

Margin 577 votes · 0.40% of valid votes

2,47,657
Registered electors
2022 election
58.6%
Turnout
-1.6 pts vs 2017
577
Victory margin
0.4% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,45,034 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rapar 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Virendrasinh Bahadursinh JadejaMale · 55 yrsBJP66,961
46.17%
2Bhachubhai Dharamshi AarethiyaMale · 55 yrsINC66,384
45.77%
—NOTANOTA3,942
2.72%
3Amba Paravant PatelMale · 62 yrsAAP2,434
1.68%
4Saiyad Hasamsha UmarshaMale · 39 yrsIndependent1,732
1.19%
5Vaniya Tejabhai GelabhaiMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent941
0.65%
6Rathod Ambabhai MayajarMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent697
0.48%
7Mansukh Vajeram MakvanaMale · 40 yrsGSSP589
0.41%
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8Rajeshbhai Babubhai DudasnaMale · 27 yrsIndependent495
0.34%
9Rameshbhai Punjabhai PataniMale · 40 yrsIndependent354
0.24%
10Goshwami Sanjaygiri RameshgiriMale · 30 yrsIndependent279
0.19%
11Navinchandra Manji JosarfalMale · 43 yrsIndependent226
0.16%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, BJP in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%20172022BJP 46.2%INC 45.8%AAP 1.7%NCP 2.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Virendrasinh Bahadursinh JadejaBJP · 46.2% · margin 577Turnout58.6%
2017Aarethiya Santokben BhachubhaiINC · 49.0% · margin 15,209Turnout60.1%
2014 byeP.A. MehtaBJP · 49.7% · margin 15,014Turnout59.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Rapar bye-election, 30 Apr 2014

Turnout 59.5% · 1,19,160 of 2,00,126 electors voted

Rapar bye-election 2014-04-30 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.A. MehtaBJP59,165
49.68%
2B.M. ShahINC44,151
37.07%
3S.V. SujabhaiIndependent5,895
4.95%
4A.M. RathodBSP2,960
2.49%
5A.R. GamiAAP1,913
1.61%
—NOTANOTA1,486
1.25%
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6H.g.patelIndependent1,025
0.86%
7K.M. BijalbhaiBMP1,024
0.86%
8H.b.dhilaIndependent929
0.78%
9M.h.popatbhaiIndependent540
0.45%

Rapar result 2017

Rapar 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Aarethiya Santokben BhachubhaiINC63,814
49.05%
2Pankajbhai Anopchand MahetaBJP48,605
37.36%
—NOTANOTA4,614
3.55%
3Gada Babulal MeghjiNCP2,756
2.12%
4Mahadevbhai Khumannbhai BagadaBMUP2,590
1.99%
5Parmar Valjibhai DevjibhaiIndependent1,720
1.32%
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6Chavada Sudha BakulBSP1,208
0.93%
7Koli Meghabhai JivabhaiVPP1,020
0.78%
8Jadeja Narendrasinh TapubhaIndependent971
0.75%
9Dabhi Mohanbhai TulshibhaiIndependent959
0.74%
10Gami Rudiben BabubhaiIndependent700
0.54%
11Koli Ramesh RavabhaiIndependent444
0.34%
12Indrasinh Govubha JadejaIndependent393
0.30%
13Makavana Rameshbhai KumbhabhaiAINHCP318
0.24%
Map

Rapar 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 Kachchh district

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

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Chavda Vinod LakhamshiBJP69,258 58.9%
  • Nitesh Parbatbhai Lalan (matang)INC42,865 36.4%
  • Vanazara Hiraben DalpatbhaiIndependent1,080 0.9%
  • Kavitaben Dineshbhai MachchhoyaIndependent1,003 0.9%
  • Vijay BhachraBSP897 0.8%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 26,393 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rapar.

Who won the Rapar assembly seat in 2022?

Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rapar in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 66,961 votes, which was 46.17% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rapar?

The margin was 577 votes (0.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bhachubhai Dharamshi Aarethiya of the Indian National Congress with 66,384 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rapar in 2022?

Turnout was 58.58%: 1,45,081 of 2,47,657 registered electors voted, across 293 polling stations. That is 1.6 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rapar part of?

Rapar is an assembly segment of the Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Rapar had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Apr 2014, P.A. Mehta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 15,014 votes.

Is Rapar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Rapar?

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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