RAJKOT RURAL
Assembly seat no. 71 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1975.
Winner, 2022
Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya
BJP
Elections held
11
1975–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2022
48,494
21.29% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
AAAPVashrambhai Sagathiya
- Votes
- 71,201
- Vote share
- 31.25%
- Behind by
- 48,494
Electors
3,67,459
Total votes polled
2,27,829
Valid votes
2,27,829
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.0%
Full result, 2022
12 candidates · 2,27,829 valid votes
Bhanuben Manoharbhai BabariyaBJPwon
1,19,695
52.5%
Vashrambhai SagathiyaAAAP
71,201
31.3%
Bathwar Sureshkumar KarshanbhaiINC
29,175
12.8%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
3,038
1.3%
Rahul ChavdaBSP
1,626
0.7%
Solanki Ramjibhai KhimabhaiIND
709
0.3%
Babubhai Bhalabhai BabariyaIND
515
0.2%
Makwana Ranjitbhai GirdharbhaiVYAVASTHAPARIVARTANPARTY
453
0.2%
Bharatbhai Mavjibhai ChavdaIND
397
0.2%
Rathod Sukhdevbhai MohanbhaiIND
391
0.2%
Dengada Sanjay PravinbhaiIND
378
0.2%
Babubhai Virabhai ParmarIND
251
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya | BJP | 1,19,695 | 52.54% | Vashrambhai Sagathiya | 48,494 |
| 2017 | LAKHABHAI SAGATHIYA | BJP | 92,114 | 47.68% | VASHRAMBHAI ALABHAI SAGATHIYA | 2,179 |
| 2012 | BHANUBEN MANOHARBHAI BABARIYA | BJP | 57,753 | 38.61% | SAGATHIYA LAKHABHAI JETHABHAI | 11,466 |
| 2007 | BHANUBEN MANOHARBHAI BABARIYA | BJP | 1,11,062 | 57.07% | DABHI KANTABEN BABUBHAI | 41,398 |
| 2002 | PARMAR SIDDHARTH MAYARAM | BJP | 78,233 | 49.73% | CHAVDA SHANTABEN KHIMJIBHAI | 7,276 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
