Rajkot West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Rajkot West Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of the 182 assembly constituencies in Gujarat state, in India. It is located in Rajkot district. This seat is totally dominated by urban voters. This seat came into existence after 2008 delimitation. Prior to that some areas under it were called 'Rajkot II' seat. Its current MLA is Gujarat's Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. It is a segment of Rajkot (Lok Sabha constituency).
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments[1]
- Rajkot Taluka (Part) – Rajkot Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24.
Voter Statistics
| Election | Polling Stations | Male Voters | Female Voters | Others | Total Voters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 265 | 148303 | 142828 | 5 | 291136 |
Members of Vidhan Sabha
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. P. Jadeja | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Pradummansinh Jadeja | Indian National Congress | |
| 1975 | Arvindbhai Maniyar | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1980 | Manibhai Ranpara | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| February 2002 ^ [3][4] | Narendra Modi (bye-poll) | ||
| 2002 | Vajubhai Vala | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Major boundary changes (constituency name changed from Rajkot II to Rajkot West) | |||
| 2012 | Vajubhai Vala (Appointed Governor in 2014) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 ^ | Vijay Rupani (bye-poll after Vala was appointed Governor; Rupani became CM in 2016) | ||
| 2017 | Vijay Rupani | ||
Election Results
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijay Rupani | 1,31,586 | 60.67 | +4.47 | |
| INC | Indranil Rajguru | 77,831 | 35.89 | -3.86 | |
| BSP | Vijaybhai Somabhai Parmar | 1,198 | 0.55 | +0.55 | |
| SHS | Ketan Mansukhbhai Chandarana | 578 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Independent | Rajendrakumar Shamjibhai Chauhan | 509 | 0.23 | +0.23 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,309 | 1.53 | -0.63 | |
| Majority | 53,755 | 24.78 | +8.33 | ||
| Turnout | 2,16,883 | 68.48 | +19.05 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +4.47 | |||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala | 90,405 | 54.17 | ||
| INC | Atul Rasikbhai Rajani | 65,427 | 39.20 | ||
| GPP | Jaydeep Jayantibhai Makadia | 5,194 | 3.11 | ||
| IND. | Sandipbhai Hargovindbhai Jivarajani | 1,784 | 1.07 | ||
| BSP | Pravinbhai Damjibhai Sanchaniya | 1,645 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 24,978 | 14.97 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,891 | 63.58 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014 bye-poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijaykumar Ramniklal Rupani | 81,092 | 56.20 | +2.03 | |
| INC | Jayantibhai Kalaria | 57,352 | 39.75 | +0.55 | |
| NCP | Bhavesh Lokhil | 1,027 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
| Independent | Tejasbhai Anilbhai Trivedi | 514 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Independent | Imranbhai Ramjanbhai Kachara | 373 | 0.26 | +0.26 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,110 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
| Majority | 23,740 | 16.45 | +1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,282 | 49.43 | -14.15 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +2.03 | |||
2007
- Vajubhai Vala M BJP 48215
- Nathwani Kashmira Bakulbhai F INC 38359
1998 Vidhan Sabha
- Vajubhai Roodabhai Vala (BJP) : 43,034 votes [5]
- Kashmeeraben Bakulbhai Nathvanee F AIRJP : 14316
February 2002 bye-poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Narendra Modi | 45298 | 57.32 | ||
| INC | Ashwinbhai Narbheshankar Mehta | 30570 | 38.68 | ||
| IND. | Makwana Bharatbhai Bhikhalal | 748 | 0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 79028 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1990 Vidhan Sabha
- Vajubhai Vala (BJP) : 31,864 votes
- Sudhir Joshi M INC : 16388
References
- "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Parliament Constituency wise Electors, EPIC & Images Status : PC Election Roll ‐ 2014" (PDF). Ceo.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- Uday Mahurkar (25 February 2002). "Rajkot II by-elections: Narendra Modi pushes his own image as a rising star of BJP". indiatoday.in/magazine. India Today. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
While the focus is on the assembly elections in four states, the real drama seems to be in a quintet of by-elections in which everyone from a former prime minister, a current chief minister and a super chief minister are contesting.
- "BYE - ELECTIONS -FEBRUARY,2002". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Legislative Assembly of Gujarat Assembly Constituency - 18- Rajkot II
- https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/1998-election-results.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.