MOTA PONDHA
Assembly seat no. 180 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1995
RAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAI
BJP
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1995
4,404
4.21% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
INCPATEL BARJULBHAI NAVLABHAI
- Votes
- 31,013
- Vote share
- 29.68%
- Behind by
- 4,404
Electors
1,55,682
Total votes polled
1,04,503
Valid votes
1,04,503
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 1995
6 candidates · 1,04,503 valid votes
RAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAIBJPwon
35,417
33.9%
PATEL BARJULBHAI NAVLABHAIINC
31,013
29.7%
PATEL NAROTTAMDAS MERJIBHAIBSP
17,297
16.6%
PATEL SHANKARBHAI JIVLABHAIJD
16,679
16.0%
CHAUDHARI KARSHANBHAI VASABHAIDDP
2,678
2.6%
ISHAVARBHAI NARANBHAI NAGAR GARASIAIND
1,419
1.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CHAUDHARY JITUBHAI HIRJIBHAI | INC | 63,865 | 43.86% | RAUT BABUBHAI NARANBHAI | 17,739 |
| 2002 | CHAUDHARI JITUBHAI HARJIBHAI | INC | 57,998 | 47.72% | RAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAI | 25,350 |
| 1998 | PATEL BARAJULBHAI NAVALABHAI | INC | 42,073 | 49.63% | RAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAI | 10,866 |
| 1995 | RAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAI | BJP | 35,417 | 33.89% | PATEL BARJULBHAI NAVLABHAI | 4,404 |
| 1990 | PATEL BARJULBHAI NAVLABHAI | INC | 24,858 | 47.74% | PATEL RAMANLAL NAGARJI | 6,224 |
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 MOTA PONDHA assembly constituency in 2007?
CHAUDHARY JITUBHAI HIRJIBHAI (INC) won MOTA PONDHA in 2007, by a margin of 17,739 votes.
Which party has won MOTA PONDHA the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has MOTA PONDHA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won MOTA PONDHA the most times?
PATEL BARJULBHAI NAVLABHAI, with 3 wins between 1980 and 1990.







