Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dahegam is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Gandhinagar district. The seat came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
| Dahegam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Gandhinagar |
| State | Gujarat |
| Electorate | 201,423[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Ahmedabad East |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Chauhan Balrajsinh Kalyansinh |
| Reservation | None |
List of segmentsEdit
This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Dahegam Taluka
Member of Legislative AssemblyEdit
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Vitthalbhai Amin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. C. Shah | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Ghanshyam Oza | Indian National Congress | |
| 1975 | Gabhaji Thakor | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | |
| 1980 | Khumansinh Rathod | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Gabhaji Thakor | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Vitthalbhai Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Vitthalbhai Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Gabhaji Thakor | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2002 | Jagdishbhai Thakor | Indian National Congress | |
| 2007 | Jagdishbhai Thakor | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | Kaminiba Rathod | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | Balrajsinh Chauhan[1] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election resultsEdit
2017Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Balrajsinh Chauhan | 74,445 | 50.88 | +5.17 | |
| INC | Kaminiba Bhupendrasinh Rathod | 63,585 | 43.46 | -4.04 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2012Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kaminiba Bhupendrasinh Rathod | 61,043 | 47.50 | ||
| BJP | Rohitji Chanduji Thakor | 58,746 | 45.71 | ||
| IND. | Kiritkumar Natvarlal Rawal | 4,199 | 3.27 | ||
| IND. | Jeshangbhai Bijalbhai Rathod | 1,899 | 1.48 | ||
| BSP | Harshadbhai Shantilal Rathod | 1,282 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,297 | 1.79 | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,510 | 73.77 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.