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Dangs (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Dang | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Dang |
| State | Gujarat |
| Electorate | 166,443[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Valsad |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2020 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel |
| Reservation | ST |
Dang is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Dang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. And also Dang District (Nepali: दाङ जिल्ला, [daŋ]) is a district of Lumbini Province located in the Inner Terai of midwestern Nepal. Deukhuri valley of the district is the capital of the province and is the second largest valley of Asia surrounded by Sivalik Hills and Mahabharata Range. The district headquarter Ghorahi is the seventh largest city and the largest sub-metropolitan city of Nepal. Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city, the second largest city of Dang, is a major transportation hub with an extensive road and air networks. The district covers an area of 2,955 km² and has a population of 548,141 (2011 census).
List of segments[edit]
This assembly seat represents the following segments,
- Dang District entirely (Waghai, Ahwa and Subir Taluka)
Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]
- 2007 - Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2012 - Mangalbhai Gavit, Indian National Congress
- 2017 - Mangalbhai Gavit, Indian National Congress
- 2020 (By Election) - Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results[edit]
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mangalbhai Gavit | 45,637 | 45.29 | ||
| BJP | Vijayabhai Patel | 43,215 | 42.88 | ||
| Majority | 2,422 | 2.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,773 | 69.79 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mangalbhai Gavit | 57,820 | 47.13 | ||
| BJP | Vijayabhai Patel | 57,052 | 46.51 | ||
| IND | Dinesbhai Pawar | 3,035 | 2.47 | ||
| Majority | 768 | 0.62 | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,672 | 73.70 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2020 bye-poll[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vijaybhai Rameshba Patel | 94,006 | 69.56 | ||
| INC | Suryakantbhai Ratanbhai Gavit | 33,911 | 25.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,939 | 2.17 | ||
| Majority | 60,095 | 44.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,35,148 | 75.83 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
- Gujarat Legislative Assembly
- List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
- Dang district
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf