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, 1998
BIPINBHAI ISHWARLAL SHAH
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
8,371
8.09% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCPATEL JAYESHBHAI AMBALAL
- Votes
- 38,798
- Vote share
- 37.51%
- Behind by
- 8,371
Electors
1,80,637
Total votes polled
1,03,424
Valid votes
1,03,424
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.3%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 1,03,424 valid votes
BIPINBHAI ISHWARLAL SHAHBJPwon
47,169
45.6%
PATEL JAYESHBHAI AMBALALINC
38,798
37.5%
MOHMAD PATEL FANSIWALAAIRJP
9,672
9.3%
PARMAR DHIRAJLAL ICHHALALJD
5,815
5.6%
MEMBER ABID AHMEDIND
1,414
1.4%
RATHOD DHARMNARAYAN LALARAMIND
309
0.3%
PAINTER RAMNIKBHAI MOHANBHAIIND
247
0.2%
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