BROACH
Assembly seat no. 156 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Gujarat also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BROACH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2007
DUSHYANTBHAI RAJNIKANT PATEL
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2007
8,364
5.70% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCARUNSINH AJITSINH RANA
- Votes
- 64,877
- Vote share
- 44.21%
- Behind by
- 8,364
Electors
2,33,009
Total votes polled
1,46,737
Valid votes
1,46,737
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.0%
Full result, 2007
12 candidates · 1,46,737 valid votes
DUSHYANTBHAI RAJNIKANT PATELBJPwon
73,241
49.9%
ARUNSINH AJITSINH RANAINC
64,877
44.2%
SAPA RAFIKBHAI SULEMANBHAIIND
3,760
2.6%
VASAVA SURESHBHAI GORDHANBHAIIND
1,667
1.1%
RANA ARVINDSINH PYARA SAHEBBSP
884
0.6%
MISTRY JAYNTIBHAI BALUBHAI @ BHOGILALJD(U)
460
0.3%
MISTRY RAMESHBHAI NARANDASBJSH
422
0.3%
MISTRY GEETABEN MAHESHBHAIIND
407
0.3%
PATEL MUSTAKBHAI DAUDBHAIIND
299
0.2%
DAHYABHAI @ DEEPAKKUMAR ANTOLBHAI SOLANKIABCDA
253
0.2%
AHSANKHA DILAVARKHA PATHANLJP
242
0.2%
JADAV MUKESHBHAI BHIKHABHAIIND
225
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | DUSHYANTBHAI RAJNIKANT PATEL | BJP | 73,241 | 49.91% | ARUNSINH AJITSINH RANA | 8,364 |
| 2002 | MISTRY RAMESHBHAI NARANDAS | BJP | 80,573 | 51.91% | JAYESHBHAI AMBALAL PATEL (JAYESH PATEL) | 11,003 |
| 1998 | BIPINBHAI ISHWARLAL SHAH | BJP | 47,169 | 45.61% | PATEL JAYESHBHAI AMBALAL | 8,371 |
| 1995 | SHAH BIPINBHAI ISHWARLAL | BJP | 54,980 | 49.58% | JAYESHBHAI AMBALAL PATEL (JAYESH PATEL) | 21,527 |
| 1990 | SHAH BIPINCHANDRA ISHWARLAL | BJP | 40,131 | 50.04% | PATEL ISHWARBHAI NAROTTAMBHAI | 21,895 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above