CHANASMA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
DESAI MALAJIBHAI DEVAJIBHAI
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2002
17,868
17.50% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
BJPDR. PATEL TRIBHOVANBHAI ISHVARLAL
- Votes
- 28,240
- Vote share
- 27.66%
- Behind by
- 17,868
Electors
1,40,442
Total votes polled
1,02,105
Valid votes
1,02,105
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.7%
Full result, 2002
4 candidates · 1,02,105 valid votes
DESAI MALAJIBHAI DEVAJIBHAIINCwon
46,108
45.2%
DR. PATEL TRIBHOVANBHAI ISHVARLALBJP
28,240
27.7%
A.J. PATELIND
26,480
25.9%
THAKOR UDAJI SARTANJISHS
1,277
1.3%
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