CHANASMA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
ARVIND T. PATEL
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 14
Margin, 1998
6,302
7.49% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCDESAI MALJIBHAI DEVJIBHAI
- Votes
- 28,318
- Vote share
- 33.63%
- Behind by
- 6,302
Electors
1,14,425
Total votes polled
84,195
Valid votes
84,195
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 84,195 valid votes
ARVIND T. PATELBJPwon
34,620
41.1%
DESAI MALJIBHAI DEVJIBHAIINC
28,318
33.6%
DARBAR RAJENDRASINH UDESANGAIRJP
20,251
24.1%
PATEL KAMLESHBHAI BALDEVBHAISP
637
0.8%
KANUBHA NATVARSINH ZALAIND
241
0.3%
PATEL RAMESHBHAI MOHANLALIND
128
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji | INC | 86,406 | 46.43% | Dilipkumar Virajibhai Thakor | 1,404 |
| 2017 | DILIPKUMAR VIRAJI THAKOR | BJP | 73,771 | 41.32% | DESAI RAGHUBHAI MERAJBHAI | 8,234 |
| 2012 | DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI THAKOR | BJP | 83,462 | 51.89% | THAKOR DINESHBHAI AATAJI | 16,824 |
| 2007 | PATEL RAJNIKANT SOMABHAI | BJP | 46,696 | 53.50% | DESAI MALJIBHAI DEVJIBHAI | 16,331 |
| 2002 | DESAI MALAJIBHAI DEVAJIBHAI | INC | 46,108 | 45.16% | DR. PATEL TRIBHOVANBHAI ISHVARLAL | 17,868 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above