| Wadhwan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Surendranagar |
| State | Gujarat |
| Electorate | 269,165[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Surendranagar |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Dhanji Patel |
| Reservation | ST |
Wadhwan is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Surendranagar district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments[4]
- Wadhwan Taluka
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 2002 – Dhanrajbhai Kela, Bhartiya Janta Party
- 2007 – Varshaben Doshi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2012 – Varshaben Doshi, Bharatiya Janata Party
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dhanji Patel[1] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dhanjibhai Patel (Makson) | 89,595 | 51.95 | ||
| INC | Mohanbhai Dahyabhai Patel | 70,071 | 40.63 | ||
| IND | Charulata Vasani | 2,682 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 19,524 | 11.32 | |||
| Turnout | 1,72,450 | 64.07 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Varshaben Doshi | 83,049 | 51.39 | +10.75 | |
| INC | Himanshu Vyas | 65,491 | 40.52 | +5.79 | |
| Majority | 17,558 | 10.87 | +4.96 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,631 | 69.96 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Varshaben Doshi | 47,466 | 40.64 | −10.7 | |
| INC | Himanshu Vyas | 40,564 | 34.73 | −1.28 | |
| Independent | Dhanrajbhai Kela | 23,261 | 19.92 | New | |
| Majority | 6,902 | 5.91 | −9.42 | ||
| Turnout | 1,16,786 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dhanrajbhai Kela | 59,446 | 51.34 | ||
| INC | Ranjitsinh Jilubha Zala | 41,702 | 36.01 | ||
| Independent | Gangarambhai Sankaliya | 7,302 | 6.31 | ||
| Majority | 17,742 | 15.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,15,794 | 60.93 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
- ↑ "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.
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