DHANERA
Assembly seat no. 9 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2012
JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATEL
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2012
30,291
19.09% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
BJPPUROHIT VASANTBHAI RANCHHODJI
- Votes
- 57,169
- Vote share
- 36.03%
- Behind by
- 30,291
Electors
2,06,586
Total votes polled
1,58,664
Valid votes
1,58,664
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.8%
Full result, 2012
6 candidates · 1,58,664 valid votes
JOITABHAI KASNABHAI PATELINCwon
87,460
55.1%
PUROHIT VASANTBHAI RANCHHODJIBJP
57,169
36.0%
DABHI RUPABHAI CHENABHAIBSP
4,901
3.1%
KUCHAVADIYA ZAVERJI CHAMANJIIND
4,094
2.6%
THAKOR AJITJI SANTIJISP
2,695
1.7%
DEVDA DUNGARSINH BHARATSINHLJP
2,345
1.5%
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.
