MATAR
Assembly seat no. 115 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
RAKESH RAO ADVOCATE
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2002
10,018
9.12% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INCCHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSINH
- Votes
- 41,415
- Vote share
- 37.69%
- Behind by
- 10,018
Electors
1,60,961
Total votes polled
1,09,881
Valid votes
1,09,881
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.3%
Full result, 2002
4 candidates · 1,09,881 valid votes
RAKESH RAO ADVOCATEBJPwon
51,433
46.8%
CHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSINHINC
41,415
37.7%
CHUHAN DEVSINH JESANGBHAINCP
10,856
9.9%
GOHEL RANMALSINH JIVANSINHIND
6,177
5.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar | BJP | 84,295 | 47.45% | Sanjaybhai Haribhai Patel | 15,851 |
| 2017 | KESARISINH JESANGBHAI SOLANKI | BJP | 81,509 | 48.03% | PATEL SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI | 2,406 |
| 2012 | CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI | BJP | 71,021 | 46.53% | SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI PATEL | 6,487 |
| 2007 | CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI | BJP | 56,914 | 53.68% | AMIN NARHARI HIRALAL (NARHARI AMIN) | 7,799 |
| 2002 | RAKESH RAO ADVOCATE | BJP | 51,433 | 46.81% | CHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSINH | 10,018 |
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 MATAR assembly constituency in 2022?
Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar (BJP) won MATAR in 2022, by a margin of 15,851 votes.
Which party has won MATAR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MATAR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won MATAR the most times?
CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI, with 2 wins between 2007 and 2012.
