CHANASMA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2012
DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI THAKOR
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2012
16,824
10.46% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
INCTHAKOR DINESHBHAI AATAJI
- Votes
- 66,638
- Vote share
- 41.43%
- Behind by
- 16,824
Electors
2,29,411
Total votes polled
1,60,849
Valid votes
1,60,849
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 2012
9 candidates · 1,60,849 valid votes
DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI THAKORBJPwon
83,462
51.9%
THAKOR DINESHBHAI AATAJIINC
66,638
41.4%
CHAUDHARI RAMESHBHAI NATHABHAIBSP
2,794
1.7%
PRAJAPATI JITENDRAKUMAR JAYANTIBHAIIND
2,439
1.5%
RAMESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI PATELIND
1,535
0.9%
VYAS MARKANDRAY ISHWARLALSP
1,410
0.9%
POPATBHAI MANILAL PATELIND
1,150
0.7%
NADODA NAVINBHAI AAJABHAIIND
934
0.6%
THAKOR KANTIJI POPATJIIND
487
0.3%
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