Dhoraji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Dhoraji
Constituency
for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
DistrictRajkot
StateGujarat
Electorate250,620[1][needs update]
Lok Sabha ConstituencyPorbandar
Current constituency
Created2017
PartyIndian National Congress
MLALalit Vasoya
ReservationNone

Dhoraji is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Rajkot district, and is one of the 8 assembly seats under Porbandar.

List of segments[edit]

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]

  1. Upleta Taluka .
  2. Dhoraji Taluka

Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]

  • 1990 - Vitthalbhai Radadiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1995 - Vitthalbhai Radadiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998 - Vitthalbhai Radadiya, Vaghela's Party
  • 2002 - Vitthalbhai Radadiya, Congress
  • 2007 - Vitthalbhai Radadiya, Congress
  • 2009 (by-poll) - Jayesh Radadiya, after his father Vitthal Radadiya became an MP and gave up his Vidhan Saha seat
  • 2012 - Vitthalbhai Radadiya, Congress
    • Vitthalbhai Radadiya joined BJP soon after the 2012 election and resigned from the assembly
  • 2013 (by-poll) - Pravin Makadiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
Year Member Picture Party
2017 Lalit Vasoya[1] Indian National Congress

Election results[edit]

2017[edit]

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Dhoraji[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Lalit Vasoya
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

2013[edit]

Gujarat Assembly By election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pravin Makadiya 44,751
INC Haribhai Patel 33,254
Majority 11,497
Turnout
BJP gain from INC Swing

2012[edit]

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vitthalbhai Radadiya 76189 46.44
BJP Haribhai Patel 73246 44.65
Majority 2943 1.79
Turnout 164045 70.86
INC hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
  5. http://www.narendramodi.in/bjp%E2%80%99s-victory-in-all-6-gujarat-by-elections-an-ultimatum-to-congress-cm/
  6. http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf

Coordinates: 21°44′N 70°27′E / 21.73°N 70.45°E / 21.73; 70.45