Rajkot (Lok Sabha constituency)

Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: રાજકોટ લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India.

Assembly segments

Presently, Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:^[1]

Assembly Segment No	Name of Assembly Seat	Reserved for
66	Tankara	None
67	Wankaner	None
68	Rajkot Purva	None
69	Rajkot West	None
70	Rajkot Dakshin	None
71	Rajkot Gramya	SC
72	Jasdan	None

Members of Parliament

1957: Minocher Rustom Masani, Swatantra Party
1962: Minocher Rustom Masani, Swatantra Party
1967: Minocher Rustom Masani, Swatantra Party
1971: Ghanshyambhai Oza, Indian National Congress
1977: Keshubhai Patel, Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980: Ramjibhai Mavani, Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984: Ramaben Patel, Indian National Congress
1989: Shivlal Vekaria, Bharatiya Janata Party
1991: Shivlal Vekaria, Bharatiya Janata Party
1996: Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Bharatiya Janata Party
1998: Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Bharatiya Janata Party
1999: Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Bharatiya Janata Party
2004: Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Bharatiya Janata Party
2009: Kuvarjibhai Bavalia, Indian National Congress
2014: Mohanbhai Kundariya, Bharatiya Janata Party

General Elections 2004

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Indian general elections, 2004: Rajkot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Vallabhbhai Kathiria	3,20,604	59.52
	NCP	Bachubhai Manvar	1,76,634	32.79
	BSP	Karanbhai Maldhari	22,666	4.20
Majority			1,43,970	26.73
Turnout			5,38,630	32.64
	BJP gain from NCP		Swing

General Elections 2009

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Indian general elections, 2009: Rajkot^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya	3,07,434	47.34
	BJP	Kirankumar Patel	2,82,742	43.54
	BSP	Daleechandbhai Dhedhi Patel	14,653	2.26
Majority			24,735	3.80
Turnout			6,59,606	39.73
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General Election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Rajkot ^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Mohanbhai Kundariya	6,21,524	58.80	+15.26
	INC	Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya	3,75,096	35.48	-11.86
	BSP	Jivanbhai Parmar	12,653	1.20	-1.06
	NOTA	None of the Above	18,249	1.73	N/A
Majority			2,46,428	23.31	+19.51
Turnout			10,57,069	63.59	+23.86
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	+15.26

Notes

↑ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website.
↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf
↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf
↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.

Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat
Current (since 2008)	Kachchh Banaskantha Patan Mahesana Sabarkantha Gandhinagar Ahmedabad East Ahmedabad West Surendranagar Rajkot Porbandar Jamnagar Junagadh Amreli Bhavnagar Anand Kheda Panchmahal Dahod Vadodara Chhota Udaipur Bharuch Bardoli Surat Navsari Valsad
Defunct	Ahmedabad Dhandhuka Kapadvanj Mandvi

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