Rajkot Rural Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Rajkot Rural

| mla = Bhanu Babariya

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Gujarat

| district = Rajkot

| loksabha_cons = Rajkot

| established = 1975

| reservation = SC

| electors = {{formatnum:367494}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14750-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 18 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|2}}

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 71

}}

Rajkot Rural is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125011107/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2014 |title=Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail – Draft Roll – 2014 |access-date= 1 June 2021|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent |date=12 December 2006 |website=Election Commission of India |publisher=Delimitation Commission of India |pages=2–31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 February 2017 }} It is part of Rajkot district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

List of segments

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This assembly seat represents the following segments :

  1. Kotda Sangani Taluka.
  2. Rajkot Taluka (Part) Villages – Aniyala, Badpar, Bhangda, Bhayasar, Bhupgadh, Chitravav, Dhandhiya, Dhandhni, Dungarpar, Golida, Hadmatiya (Golida), Halenda, Haripar, Hodthali, Kalipat, Kankot, Kasturbadham, Kathrota, Kharachiya, Khokhadadad, Kothariya, Lakhapar, Lampasari, Lodhida, Lothada, Makanpar, Mota Mava, Munjka, Navagam, Padasan, Ramnagar, Rampara, Sajadiali Lili, Sajadiali Suki, Samadhiyala, Sar, Sardhar,Satapar, Umrali, Vajdi (Virda), Vavdi, Vadali.
  3. Lodhika Taluka – Entire taluka ''except village – Und Khijadiya.
  4. Rajkot Taluka (Part) – Rajkot Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 21.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

2007

|rowspan=2 | Bhanu Babariya

|rowspan=2|

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}

2012
2017

| Lakha Sagathiya

2022

| Bhanu Babariya

Election results

= 2022 =

{{Election box begin|

|title=Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Rajkot Rural Assembly constituency }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Bhanu Babariya

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 119695

|percentage = 52.54

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Vashrambhai Sagathiya{{cite news |title=AAP releases list of 10 candidates for 2022 Gujarat assembly elections |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/aap-releases-list-of-10-candidates-for-2022-gujarat-assembly-elections-101659436095504.html |access-date=2 August 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=2 August 2022 |language=en}}

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|votes = 71201

|percentage = 31.25

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Bathwar Sureshkumar Karshanbhai

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 29175

|percentage = 12.81

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = None of the above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 3038

|percentage = 1.33

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes =

|percentage = 21.29

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:357908}}

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

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= 2017 =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate = Lakhabhai Sagathiya

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 92,114

|percentage = 47.68

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Vashrambhai Sagathiya

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 89,935

|percentage = 46.55

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes =

|percentage = 1.13

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,93,199

|percentage = 64.38

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

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{{Election box end}}

=2012=

{{Election box begin | title=2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Rajkot Rural}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Bhanu Babariya

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 57,753

|percentage = 38.61

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Lakhabhai Sagathiya

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 46,287

|percentage = 30.95

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,466

|percentage = 7.67

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,49,565

|percentage = 66.71

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

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{{Election box end}}

See also

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