CHANASMA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2007
PATEL RAJNIKANT SOMABHAI
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2007
16,331
18.71% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCDESAI MALJIBHAI DEVJIBHAI
- Votes
- 30,365
- Vote share
- 34.79%
- Behind by
- 16,331
Electors
1,30,128
Total votes polled
87,281
Valid votes
87,281
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 2007
7 candidates · 87,281 valid votes
PATEL RAJNIKANT SOMABHAIBJPwon
46,696
53.5%
DESAI MALJIBHAI DEVJIBHAIINC
30,365
34.8%
THAKOR SURSANGJI SHANKARJIIND
4,880
5.6%
THAKOR BHARATJI DAHYAJIBSP
1,867
2.1%
PATEL MANOJKUMAR AMBALAL (CHENALVALA)IND
1,823
2.1%
THAKOR VIKRAMJI BHIKHAJIIND
835
1.0%
DESAI JAIRAMBHAI SARTANBHAIIND
815
0.9%
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
