DHANERA
Assembly seat no. 9 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
PATEL HARJIVANBHAI HIRABHAI
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 1998
13,379
12.45% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCPATEL NATHABHAI HEGOLABHAI
- Votes
- 42,504
- Vote share
- 39.56%
- Behind by
- 13,379
Electors
1,56,606
Total votes polled
1,07,435
Valid votes
1,07,435
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.6%
Full result, 1998
9 candidates · 1,07,435 valid votes
PATEL HARJIVANBHAI HIRABHAIBJPwon
55,883
52.0%
PATEL NATHABHAI HEGOLABHAIINC
42,504
39.6%
DEVADA SUJANSINH BHIKHASINHAIRJP
5,903
5.5%
JOSHI MOHANLAL VARDHICHANDJD
1,239
1.1%
DESAI JAMABHAI HARIBHAIIND
781
0.7%
DARBAR PREMJIBHAI BHIKHABHAIIND
581
0.5%
TRIVEDI DALPATBHAI PARSOTAMIND
204
0.2%
GOMATIWAL MAFATLAL PARKHAJIIND
186
0.2%
VARIYA JAYANTILAL SAVAJIBHAIIND
154
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MAVJIBHAI MAGANBHAI DESAI | IND | 96,053 | 46.96% | PATEL BHAGVANBHAI HAJABHAI | 35,696 |
| 2017 | PATEL NATHABHAI HEGOLABHAI | INC | 82,909 | 47.79% | DESAI MAVJIBHAI MAGANBHAI | 2,093 |
| 2012 | JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATEL | INC | 87,460 | 55.12% | PUROHIT VASANTBHAI RANCHHODJI | 30,291 |
| 2007 | PUROHIT MAFATLAL MOTIRAM | BJP | 65,463 | 48.19% | PANTROD NATHABHAI HEGOLABHAI | 13,764 |
| 2002 | PATEL HARJIVANBHAI HIRABHAI | BJP | 60,573 | 46.79% | JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATEL | 3,043 |
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 DHANERA assembly constituency in 2022?
MAVJIBHAI MAGANBHAI DESAI (IND) won DHANERA in 2022, by a margin of 35,696 votes.
Which party has won DHANERA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHANERA gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won DHANERA the most times?
PATEL HARJIVANBHAI HIRABHAI, with 3 wins between 1990 and 2002.
