CHANASMA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2017
DILIPKUMAR VIRAJI THAKOR
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2017
8,234
4.61% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
INCDESAI RAGHUBHAI MERAJBHAI
- Votes
- 65,537
- Vote share
- 36.71%
- Behind by
- 8,234
Electors
2,59,326
Total votes polled
1,78,529
Valid votes
1,78,529
NOTA votes
3,779
2.12% of votes polled
Turnout
68.8%
Full result, 2017
14 candidates · 1,78,529 valid votes
DILIPKUMAR VIRAJI THAKORBJPwon
73,771
41.3%
DESAI RAGHUBHAI MERAJBHAIINC
65,537
36.7%
THAKOR DINESHBHAI AATAJIIND
27,633
15.5%
BELIM BABUBHAI LALAKHAMIYAIND
2,052
1.1%
PANDYA PRAVINKUMAR TULSIDASIND
1,416
0.8%
PATEL VIPULBHAI NAGARBHAINCP
1,366
0.8%
DARBAR JABBARSANG ARJANSINHIND
566
0.3%
THAKOR ASHOKJI POPATJIIND
517
0.3%
PARMAR ROHITBHAI RAMABHAIBSP
417
0.2%
MITULKUMAR BHAGAVANBHAI PATELGJCP
387
0.2%
PATEL MAHESHKUMAR JAYANTIBHAIBHARP
368
0.2%
PATEL ASHISHBHAI DASHRATHBHAIAINHCP
313
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHANASMA assembly constituency in 2022?
Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji (INC) won CHANASMA in 2022, by a margin of 1,404 votes.
Which party has won CHANASMA the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHANASMA gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won CHANASMA the most times?
Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji, with 1 win between 2022 and 2022.







