MALIYA
Assembly seat no. 41 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1975.
Winner, 2007
RAJANI LAVAJIBHAI THAKARSHIBHAI
BJP
Elections held
8
1975–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2007
19,575
19.18% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCBHUVA VITHAL JIVRAJ
- Votes
- 27,886
- Vote share
- 27.32%
- Behind by
- 19,575
Electors
1,74,054
Total votes polled
1,02,065
Valid votes
1,02,065
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
58.6%
Full result, 2007
8 candidates · 1,02,065 valid votes
RAJANI LAVAJIBHAI THAKARSHIBHAIBJPwon
47,461
46.5%
BHUVA VITHAL JIVRAJINC
27,886
27.3%
AKHED MAHESHBHAI JIVABHAIBSP
12,449
12.2%
VAJA BABUBHAI KALABHAIIND
8,873
8.7%
GANDHI MAHENDRAKUMAR SHANTILALIND
2,434
2.4%
SOLANKI LAKHABHAI MANDABHAISHS
1,062
1.0%
PATOLIYA MANOJBHAI SAMJIBHAIIND
992
1.0%
KAMALIYA HARESHBHAI BAVABHAIIND
908
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | RAJANI LAVAJIBHAI THAKARSHIBHAI | BJP | 47,461 | 46.50% | BHUVA VITHAL JIVRAJ | 19,575 |
| 2002 | JOSHI BHIKHABHAI GALABHAI | INC | 46,367 | 44.61% | DEVANANDBHAI SAMATBHAI SOLANKI | 10,691 |
| 1998 | SOLANKI DEVANANDBHAI SAMATBHAI | BJP | 41,782 | 50.64% | JOSHI BHIKHA GALABHAI | 5,225 |
| 1995 | JOSHI BHIKHABHAI GALABHAI | INC | 42,670 | 45.72% | SOLANKI DEVANANDBHAI SAMATBHAI | 7,125 |
| 1990 | SOLANKI DEVANAND SAMATBHAI | BJP | 36,298 | 52.74% | CHIKHALIYA BHAVANBEN DEVBHAI | 12,065 |
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 MALIYA assembly constituency in 2007?
RAJANI LAVAJIBHAI THAKARSHIBHAI (BJP) won MALIYA in 2007, by a margin of 19,575 votes.
Which party has won MALIYA the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1975.
How many times has MALIYA gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1975 to 2007.
Who has won MALIYA the most times?
JOSHI BHIKHABHAI GALABHAI, with 2 wins between 1995 and 2002.







