ASARWA
Assembly seat no. 56 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1972.
Winner, 2012
RAJANIKANT MOHANLAL PATEL (R.M. PATEL)
BJP
Elections held
12
1972–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2012
35,045
27.98% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
INCSURAJKAR MANGALBHAI HIRABHAI (MANGAL SURAJKAR)
- Votes
- 41,784
- Vote share
- 33.36%
- Behind by
- 35,045
Electors
1,84,767
Total votes polled
1,25,263
Valid votes
1,25,263
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.8%
Full result, 2012
8 candidates · 1,25,263 valid votes
RAJANIKANT MOHANLAL PATEL (R.M. PATEL)BJPwon
76,829
61.3%
SURAJKAR MANGALBHAI HIRABHAI (MANGAL SURAJKAR)INC
41,784
33.4%
PIYAJA MOHANBHAI MAGANBHAI (ADVOCATE)BSP
1,945
1.6%
DR. SONARA KANTILAL BHAVANBHAIIND
1,516
1.2%
CHANDRAVADAN S. PARMAR (CHANDRAKANT)GPP
1,193
0.9%
RATHOD YOGESHKUMAR KANTILALIND
873
0.7%
NADIYA JASHUBHAI DHANJIBHAIBHDC
583
0.5%
RATHOD NARANBHAI LAVJIBHAIIND
540
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Darshna M. Vaghela | BJP | 80,155 | 64.13% | Vipul Parmar | 54,173 |
| 2017 | PARMAR PRADIPBHAI KHANABHAI | BJP | 87,238 | 65.80% | VAGHELA KANUBHAI ATMARAM | 49,264 |
| 2012 | RAJANIKANT MOHANLAL PATEL (R.M. PATEL) | BJP | 76,829 | 61.33% | SURAJKAR MANGALBHAI HIRABHAI (MANGAL SURAJKAR) | 35,045 |
| 2007 | PRADIPSINH BHAGVATSINH JADEJA | BJP | 66,201 | 53.35% | PATTANI MADHUBEN SANJAYBHAI (DR. MADHUBEN PATTANI) | 17,703 |
| 2002 | JADEJA PRADIPSINH BHAGVATSINH | BJP | 61,877 | 55.18% | CHETAN PRABODHBHAI RAVAL | 24,703 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
