MATAR
Assembly seat no. 115 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2017
KESARISINH JESANGBHAI SOLANKI
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2017
2,406
1.42% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
INCPATEL SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAI
- Votes
- 79,103
- Vote share
- 46.61%
- Behind by
- 2,406
Electors
2,26,255
Total votes polled
1,69,707
Valid votes
1,69,707
NOTA votes
4,090
2.41% of votes polled
Turnout
75.0%
Full result, 2017
10 candidates · 1,69,707 valid votes
KESARISINH JESANGBHAI SOLANKIBJPwon
81,509
48.0%
PATEL SANJAYBHAI HARIBHAIINC
79,103
46.6%
VIJAYSINH BHAGVANSINH MAHIDAIND
1,936
1.1%
BHAILALBHAI KALUBHAI PANDAVBSP
795
0.5%
VAGHELA MAGANBHAI DAHYABHAIIND
571
0.3%
CHAUHAN MAHIPATSINH KESARISINHAINHCP
549
0.3%
JAYESHBHAI GHANSHYAMBHAI BHATT (MAHARAJ)IND
442
0.3%
CHHASATIYA RAJENDRASINH GIRAVATSINHIND
353
0.2%
PATEL YOGESHKUMAR DHULABHAISHS
203
0.1%
MALEK ANVARMIYA KADARMIYAINL
156
0.1%
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.
