Rajkot is one of 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat. The seat falls under the general category and holds immense political significance for both BJP and Congress. The Rajkot constituency consists of seven Assembly segments – Tankara, Rajkot West, Jasdan, Wankaner, Rajkot South, Rajkot East, and Rajkot Rural. A voter turnout of 58.28% was registered in the Lok Sabha constituency.

A voter turnout of 56.76% was recorded till  in 25 Lok Sabha seats of Gujarat in the third phase of the elections on Tuesday, an Election Commission (EC) official said.

It has been a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political journey began in Rajkot in 2001 when he won the by-election to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. In 2014 and 2019, BJP’s Kundariya Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai was elected to the lower house of the Parliament from this seat.

Voting date

The Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, including the Rajkot constituency, will take place in a single phase on May 7 (Phase 3). Votes will be counted on June 4.

List of candidates

The Rajkot seat will see BJP’s Parshottam Rupala locking horns with Paresh Kumar Dhiraj Lal Dhanani of the Congress party.