Rajkot West Assembly constituency

Rajkot West
Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
DistrictRajkot
LS constituencyRajkot
Established2008
Total electors354,378[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dr. Darshita Shah
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

Rajkot West is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Rajkot district and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation. Prior to that some areas under it were called 'Rajkot II' seat. Its current MLA was Gujarat's Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. It is a segment of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency.

List of segments[edit]

This assembly seat represents the following segments[4]

  1. Rajkot Taluka (Part) – Rajkot Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24.

Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit]

Election Member Image Party
1967 M. P. Jadeja Bharatiya Jan Sangh
1972 Pradummansinh Jadeja
1975 Arvindbhai Maniyar
1980 Manibhai Ranpara Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Vajubhai Vala
1990
1995
1998
February 2002 ^ [5][6] Narendra Modi (by-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 (by-poll after Vala was appointed Governor;
      Rupani became CM in 2016)
2017 Vijay Rupani[7]
2022 Darshita Shah[8]

Election results[edit]

2022[edit]

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Rajkot West Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Darshita Paras Shah 138687 67.98
INC Kalariya Mansukhbhai Jadavbhai 32712 16.03
AAP Dineshkumar Mohanbhai Joshi 26319 12.9
NOTA None of the above 3419 1.68
Majority 51.95
Turnout
Registered electors 350,580 [9]
BJP hold Swing

2017[edit]

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Rajkot West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vijay Rupani 131,586 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
IND 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

2014 Bypoll[edit]

By-election, 2014: Rajkot West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai 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
IND Tejasbhai Anilbhai Trivedi 514 0.36 +0.36
IND 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

2012[edit]

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Rajkot West
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

2007[edit]

  • Vajubhai Vala M BJP 48215
  • Nathwani Kashmira Bakulbhai F INC 38359

February 2002 by-poll[edit]

Gujarat Legislative Assembly By Election, 2002: Rajkot II
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

1998 Vidhan Sabha[edit]

  • Vajubhai Roodabhai Vala (BJP) : 43,034 votes [10]
  • Kashmeeraben Bakulbhai Nathvanee F AIRJP : 14316

1990 Vidhan Sabha[edit]

  • Vajubhai Vala (BJP) : 31,864 votes
  • Sudhir Joshi M INC : 16388

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "BYE-ELECTIONS - FEBRUARY, 2002". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 June 2020. Legislative Assembly of Gujarat Assembly Constituency - 18- Rajkot II
  7. ^ a b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 1998".

External links[edit]

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