# Rajkot West Assembly constituency

Rajkot West is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. 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

This assembly seat represents the following segments
* Rajkot Taluka (Part) – Rajkot Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24.

## Members of Vidhan Sabha

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | M. P. Jadeja | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Pradummansinh Jadeja | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1975 | Arvindbhai Maniyar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1980 | Manibhai Ranpara | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1990 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| February 2002 ^ | Narendra Modi (by-poll) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Vajubhai Vala | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 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) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2017 | Vijay Rupani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Darshita Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Rajkot West Assembly constituency :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 105,975 | 51.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 350,580 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Rajkot West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 53,755 | 24.78 | +8.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,16,883 | 68.48 | +19.05 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +4.47 | |

#### 2014 Bypoll

By-election, 2014: Rajkot West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 23,740 | 16.45 | +1.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,282 | 49.43 | −14.15 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +2.03 | |

### 2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Rajkot West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 24,978 | 14.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,891 | 63.58 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2007

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

### February 2002 by-poll

Gujarat Legislative Assembly By Election, 2002: Rajkot II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Narendra Modi | 45298 | 57.32 |
| | INC | Ashwinbhai Narbheshankar Mehta | 30570 | 38.68 |
| | IND. | Makwana Bharatbhai Bhikhalal | 748 | 0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79028 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1998 Vidhan Sabha

* Vajubhai Roodabhai Vala (BJP) : 43,034 votes
* Kashmeeraben Bakulbhai Nathvanee F AIRJP : 14316

### 1990 Vidhan Sabha

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