Rajkot West Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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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 former MLA was Gujarat's Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. It is a segment of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency.
| Rajkot West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Rajkot |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajkot |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 354,378[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dr. Darshita Shah | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments[4]
- Rajkot Taluka (Part) – Rajkot Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Image | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. P. Jadeja | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Pradummansinh Jadeja | |||
| 1975 | Arvindbhai Maniyar | |||
| 1980 | Manibhai Ranpara | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Vajubhai Vala |  | ||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| 2002 (Feb) [a] | Narendra Modi[5][6] |  | ||
| 2002 | Vajubhai Vala |  | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| Major boundary changes (constituency name changed from Rajkot II to Rajkot West) | ||||
| 2012 | Vajubhai Vala |  |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014[b] | Vijay Rupani |  | ||
| 2017[7] | ||||
| 2022 | Darshita Shah[8] | |||
- by-poll
- by-poll after Vala was appointed Governor of Karnataka
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Darshita Paras Shah | 1,38,687 | 67.98 | ||
| INC | Kalariya Mansukhbhai Jadavbhai | 32,712 | 16.03 | ||
| AAP | Dineshkumar Mohanbhai Joshi | 26319 | 12.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3419 | 1.68 | ||
| Majority | 105,975 | 51.95 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 350,580 | [9] | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| 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 | |
| SS | 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
| 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
| 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
- Vajubhai Vala M BJP 48215
- Nathwani Kashmira Bakulbhai F INC 38359
February 2002 by-poll
1998 Vidhan Sabha
- Vajubhai Roodabhai Vala (BJP) : 43,034 votes[10]
- Kashmeeraben Bakulbhai Nathvanee F AIRJP : 14316
1990 Vidhan Sabha
- Vajubhai Vala (BJP) : 31,864 votes
- Sudhir Joshi M INC : 16388