MATAR
Assembly seat no. 115 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2012
CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2012
6,487
4.25% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
INCSANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI PATEL
- Votes
- 64,534
- Vote share
- 42.28%
- Behind by
- 6,487
Electors
2,01,690
Total votes polled
1,52,631
Valid votes
1,52,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.7%
Full result, 2012
9 candidates · 1,52,631 valid votes
CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAIBJPwon
71,021
46.5%
SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI PATELINC
64,534
42.3%
BHARVAD ZALABHAI GHELABHAIIND
8,324
5.5%
RAKESH RAO ADVOCATEGPP
4,152
2.7%
PRAJAPATI SUMITRABEN NARESHBHAIIND
1,823
1.2%
VYAS HETALBEN VINUBHAIBSP
1,066
0.7%
PATHAN FIRODASKHAN YASINKHANIND
684
0.5%
CHAUHAN RATANSINH UDESINHIND
531
0.3%
MAKWANA HIRABHAI SOMABHAISPI
496
0.3%
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.
