GANDHINAGAR
Assembly seat no. 79 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Gujarat also has a Lok Sabha constituency called GANDHINAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1985
KASAM BAPU
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1985
12,105
15.00% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
JNPPOPATLAL VITHALBHAI PATEL
- Votes
- 23,537
- Vote share
- 29.16%
- Behind by
- 12,105
Electors
1,27,289
Total votes polled
80,716
Valid votes
80,716
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.4%
Full result, 1985
7 candidates · 80,716 valid votes
KASAM BAPUINCwon
35,642
44.2%
POPATLAL VITHALBHAI PATELJNP
23,537
29.2%
SENDHAJI SHANKARJI THAKORBJP
18,632
23.1%
THAKOR FULSINH JUGATSINHIND
1,683
2.1%
GAIKWAD NARENDRASINGH VITTHALRAODDP
562
0.7%
PATEL CHANDULAL KHODIDASIND
460
0.6%
NAYAK RATILAL MANILALIND
200
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | THAKOR SHAMBHUJI CHELAJI | BJP | 9,135 | 32.27% | DR. C. J. CHAVADA | 1,019 |
| 2002 | DR. C. J. CHAVDA | INC | 83,107 | 51.63% | VADIBHAI BHAICHANDDAS PATEL | 20,025 |
| 1998 | PATEL VADIBHAI BHAISCHANDDAS | BJP | 53,824 | 40.40% | KESHARISINH GOBARJI VAGHELA | 12,434 |
| 1995 | VADIBAI BHAYACHANDDAS PATEL | BJP | 62,020 | 44.24% | KASAM BAPU | 2,377 |
| 1990 | POPATLAL V. PATEL | JD | 33,887 | 31.52% | KASAM BAPU | 5,404 |
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 GANDHINAGAR assembly constituency in 2007?
THAKOR SHAMBHUJI CHELAJI (BJP) won GANDHINAGAR in 2007, by a margin of 1,019 votes.
Which party has won GANDHINAGAR the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has GANDHINAGAR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won GANDHINAGAR the most times?
THAKOR SHAMBHUJI CHELAJI, with 1 win between 2007 and 2007.
