NIJHAR
Assembly seat no. 161 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1975.
Winner, 2002
VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
INC
Elections held
8
1975–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 8
Margin, 2002
16,463
14.53% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
BJPPADVI SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI
- Votes
- 28,836
- Vote share
- 25.46%
- Behind by
- 16,463
Electors
1,75,422
Total votes polled
1,13,281
Valid votes
1,13,281
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.6%
Full result, 2002
7 candidates · 1,13,281 valid votes
VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAIINCwon
45,299
40.0%
PADVI SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAIBJP
28,836
25.5%
VASAVA JAYDEEPSINH PRUTHVISINHBNP
19,009
16.8%
GAMIT KANTILAL RESHAMABHAIIND
12,646
11.2%
VASAVA YOSHEFBHAI MARTINBHAINCP
3,007
2.6%
VASAVA UTTAMBHAI SANJYABHAIJD(U)
2,798
2.5%
GAMIT JAYRAMBHAI CHEMATIYABHAIJD(S)
1,686
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI VASAVA | INC | 52,417 | 42.38% | GAMIT KANTILALBHAI RESHMABHAI | 1,668 |
| 2002 | VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI | INC | 45,299 | 39.99% | PADVI SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI | 16,463 |
| 1998 | VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI | INC | 54,497 | 60.87% | SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI PADAVI | 29,801 |
| 1995 | PAADVI SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI | BJP | 37,330 | 35.14% | VALVI PUNJIBHAI GORJIBHAI | 11,265 |
| 1990 | VASAVA GOVINDBHAI BARKIABHAI | INC | 30,104 | 54.33% | PADVI SUBHASHBHAI ROTUBHAI | 11,680 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
