MOTA PONDHA
Assembly seat no. 180 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
PATEL BARAJULBHAI NAVALABHAI
INC
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1998
10,866
12.82% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPRAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAI
- Votes
- 31,207
- Vote share
- 36.81%
- Behind by
- 10,866
Electors
1,56,581
Total votes polled
84,780
Valid votes
84,780
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
54.1%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 84,780 valid votes
PATEL BARAJULBHAI NAVALABHAIINCwon
42,073
49.6%
RAUT MADHUBHAI BAPUBHAIBJP
31,207
36.8%
BHOYA ANANDBHAI BALUBHAIAIRJP
5,034
5.9%
PATEL DINESHBHAI KHALAPABHAIBSP
3,417
4.0%
BHUSARA MAHDUBHAI KASHIRAMJD
1,904
2.3%
DIVTE KALUBHAI LAXMANBHAICPI
1,145
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.







