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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Rajkot
| type = LS
| map_image = રાજકોટ – Rajkot.svg
| map_caption =
| established = 1952
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| mp = [[Parshottam Rupala]]
| incumbent_image = Parshottam Rupala addressing the inaugural session of the NEDAC (Network for Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia) General Assembly, in New Delhi.JPG
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| assembly_cons =[[Tankara Assembly constituency|Tankara]] [[Wankaner Assembly constituency|Wankaner]] [[Rajkot East Assembly constituency|Rajkot East]] [[Rajkot West Assembly constituency|Rajkot West]] [[Rajkot South Assembly constituency|Rajkot South]] [[Rajkot Rural Assembly constituency|Rajkot Rural]] [[Jasdan Assembly constituency|Jasdan]]
|reservation=None}}

'''Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{langx|gu|રાજકોટ લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર}}) is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Rupala won as Kshatriya stir polarised voters in favour of BJP: Rajkot Congress president |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/rupala-won-as-kshatriya-stir-polarised-voters-in-favour-of-bjp-rajkot-congress-president-9376990/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
Presently, Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments. These are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf|title=Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416162919/http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf|archivedate=2009-04-16}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="120px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|66
|[[Tankara Assembly constituency|Tankara]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[Morbi district|Morbi]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
|-
|67
|[[Wankaner Assembly constituency|Wankaner]]
|None
|-
|68
|[[Rajkot East Assembly constituency|Rajkot East]]
|None
| rowspan="5" |[[Rajkot district|Rajkot]]
|-
|69
|[[Rajkot West Assembly constituency|Rajkot West]]
|None
|-
|70
|[[Rajkot South Assembly constituency|Rajkot South]]
|None
|-
|71
|[[Rajkot Rural Assembly constituency|Rajkot Rural]]
|SC
|-
|72
|[[Jasdan Assembly constituency|Jasdan]]
|None
|}

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[Himmatsinhji (general)|Himmatsinhji]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]
|-
||-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|[[Minoo Masani]]
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}

[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[U. N. Dhebar]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Minoo Masani]]
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Ghanshyambhai Oza]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Keshubhai Patel]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Ramjibhai Mavani
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[Ramaben Patel]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Shivlal Vekaria]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=6|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan=4|[[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya|Kuvarjibhai Bavalia]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mohan Kundariya]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[Parshottam Rupala]]
|}

== Election results ==

===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Rajkot]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate= [[Parshottam Rupala]]
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes= 857984
|percentage= 67.37
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate= [[Paresh Dhanani]]
|party= Indian National Congress
|votes=3,73,724
|percentage= 29.35
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 15,922
|percentage = 1.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =4,84,260
|percentage =37.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =12,74,866
|percentage =60.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Rajkot]] }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mohan Kundariya]]
|votes = 758600
|percentage = 63.47
|change = +4.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kagathara Lalitbhai
|votes = 3,90,238
|percentage = 32.65
|change = -2.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 18,318
|percentage = 1.53
|change = -0.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Vijay Parmar
|votes = 15,388
|percentage = 1.29
|change = +0.09
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,68,407
|percentage = 30.82
|change = +7.51
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,96,300
|percentage = 63.49
|change = -0.40
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Rajkot]]<ref name="auto1">CEO Gujarat. ''[http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Contesting_Candidates_LS2014.PDF Contesting Candidates LS2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514025434/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Contesting_Candidates_LS2014.PDF |date=2014-05-14 }}''</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=2014-05-17|archive-date=2014-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135238/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mohan Kundariya]]
|votes = 6,21,524
|percentage = 58.80
|change = +15.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya
|votes = 3,75,096
|percentage = 35.48
|change = -11.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jivanbhai Parmar
|votes = 12,653
|percentage = 1.20
|change = -1.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 18,249
|percentage = 1.73
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,46,428
|percentage = 23.31
|change = +19.51
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,57,783
|percentage = 63.89
|change = +24.16
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +15.26
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General elections 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Rajkot]]<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title=General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2014-05-17 |archive-date=2013-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802000135/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kunvarjibhai Bavaliya
|votes = 3,07,434
|percentage = 50.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kirankumar Patel
|votes = 2,82,742
|percentage = 43.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Daleechandbhai Dhedhi Patel
|votes = 14,653
|percentage = 2.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,735
|percentage = 3.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,49,606
|percentage = 44.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

=== General elections 2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Rajkot]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2017-06-28 |archive-date=2014-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
|votes = 3,20,604
|percentage = 59.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Bachubhai Manvar
|votes = 1,76,634
|percentage = 32.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Karanbhai Maldhari
|votes = 22,666
|percentage = 4.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,43,970
|percentage = 26.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,38,630
|percentage = 32.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|loser = Nationalist Congress Party
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Rajkot district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Rajkot district]]

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