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, 1998
PATEL VADIBHAI BHAISCHANDDAS
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1998
12,434
9.33% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
AIRJPKESHARISINH GOBARJI VAGHELA
- Votes
- 41,390
- Vote share
- 31.07%
- Behind by
- 12,434
Electors
2,11,260
Total votes polled
1,33,224
Valid votes
1,33,224
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.1%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 1,33,224 valid votes
PATEL VADIBHAI BHAISCHANDDASBJPwon
53,824
40.4%
KESHARISINH GOBARJI VAGHELAAIRJP
41,390
31.1%
KASAMBAPUINC
37,684
28.3%
PATEL MUKESHKUMAR SHIVABHAIIND
326
0.2%
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
