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GODHRA

Assembly seat no. 126 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.

Gujarat also has a Lok Sabha constituency called GODHRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.

OverviewElection History
2022BJP2017BJP2012INC2007INC2002BJP1998JDView all 14 →
Winner, 1998
PATEL RAJENDRASINH BALWANTSINH
JD
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 1998
11,178
10.89% of valid votes

Result, 1998

Winner
JDPATEL RAJENDRASINH BALWANTSINH
Votes
36,945
Vote share
35.99%
Margin
11,178
Runner-up
INCKHALPA ABDULRAHIM ISMAIL
Votes
25,767
Vote share
25.10%
Behind by
11,178
Electors
1,71,676
Total votes polled
1,02,660
Valid votes
1,02,660
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
59.8%

Full result, 1998

6 candidates · 1,02,660 valid votes

1998 election →
PATEL RAJENDRASINH BALWANTSINHJDwon
36,945
36.0%
KHALPA ABDULRAHIM ISMAILINC
25,767
25.1%
C.K.RAULJIAIRJP
22,232
21.7%
PATEL GURJIBHAI SABURBHAIBJP
17,086
16.6%
CHAUDHARI DHARMISTHABEN NARESHBHAIBSP
377
0.4%
THAKOR MAHENDRASINH RAJASINHIND
253
0.3%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 14 elections

View all 14 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2022C.K.RAULJIBJP96,22351.65%RASHMITABEN DUSHYANTSINH CHAUHAN35,198
2017C. K. RAULJIBJP75,14942.00%PARMAR RAJENDRASINH BALVANTSINH (LALABHAI)258
2012C.K. RAULJIINC73,36746.00%CHAUHAN PRAVINSINH PRABHATSINH2,868
2007C.K. RAULJIINC61,88653.07%CHAUHAN PRABHATSINH PRATAPSINH14,501
2002BHATT HARESHKUMAR INDUPRASADBJP68,50152.17%PATEL RAJENDRASINH BALVANTSINH12,646

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%41%61%81%19621967197219751980198519901995199820022007201220172022Turnout

Winning margin

0%15%29%44%58%19621967197219751980198519901995199820022007201220172022Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the GODHRA assembly constituency in 2022?

C.K.RAULJI (BJP) won GODHRA in 2022, by a margin of 35,198 votes.

Which party has won GODHRA the most times?

INC, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has GODHRA gone to the polls?

14 times, from 1962 to 2022.

Who has won GODHRA the most times?

C.K. RAULJI, with 3 wins between 1995 and 2012.

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