Amreli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Amreli is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3]

Amreli
Constituency
for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
DistrictAmreli
StateGujarat
Electorate268,067[1][needs update]
Lok Sabha ConstituencyAmreli
Current constituency
Created2017
PartyIndian National Congress
MLAParesh Dhanani
ReservationNone

It is part of Amreli district.

List of segmentsEdit

This assembly seat represents the following segments[4]

  1. Amreli city
  2. Amreli Taluka
  3. Vadia Taluka – Entire taluka except village – Devalki

Members of Legislative AssemblyEdit

SI No. Year Name Party
1. 1962 Jivraj Narayan Mehta Indian National Congress
2. 1964 (by polls) P. N. Nanji Praja Socialist Party
3. 1967 Narsinhdas Gordhandas Gondhiya Indian National Congress
4. 1972 Narsinhdas Gordhandas Gondhiya Indian National Congress (Organisation)
5. 1977 Narsinhdas Gordhandas Gondhiya Indian National Congress (Organisation)
6. 1980 Dwarkadas Mohanlal Patel Independent
7. 1985 Dillipbhai Sanghani Bharatiya Janata Party
8. 1990 Dillipbhai Sanghani Bharatiya Janata Party
9. 1991 (by polls) P. Urpala Bharatiya Janata Party
10. 1995 Parsottambhai Rupala Bharatiya Janata Party
11. 1998 Parsottambhai Rupala Bharatiya Janata Party
12. 2002 Paresh Dhanani Indian National Congress
13. 2007 Dileepbhai Sanghani Bharatiya Janata Party
14. 2012 Paresh Dhanani Indian National Congress
15. 2017[1]

Election resultsEdit

2017Edit

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2017:Amreli[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Paresh Dhanani 87,032 51.25
BJP Bavkubhai Undhad 75,003 44.17
Majority 12,029 7.08
Turnout 1,69,808 63.35
INC hold Swing

2012Edit

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Paresh Dhanani 86,583 50.89
BJP Dileep Sanghani 56690 32.32
Majority 29893 17.57
Turnout 170143 68.48
INC gain from BJP Swing

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.


Coordinates: 21°36′N 71°13′E / 21.6°N 71.22°E / 21.6; 71.22