PADRA
Assembly seat no. 146 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2022
CHAITANYASINH PRATAPSINH ZALA
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2022
6,178
3.37% of valid votes
Result, 2022
Runner-up
INCJASHPALSINH MAHENDRASINH PADHIYAR
- Votes
- 60,048
- Vote share
- 32.72%
- Behind by
- 6,178
Electors
2,38,166
Total votes polled
1,83,521
Valid votes
1,83,521
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.1%
Full result, 2022
7 candidates · 1,83,521 valid votes
CHAITANYASINH PRATAPSINH ZALABJPwon
66,226
36.1%
JASHPALSINH MAHENDRASINH PADHIYARINC
60,048
32.7%
DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL (DINUMAMA)IND
51,109
27.9%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
2,071
1.1%
SANDIPSINH VIKRAMSINH RAJAAAP
1,999
1.1%
MAKWANA SAVITABEN SATISHKUMARBSP
1,172
0.6%
LAXMANBHAI SHANABHAI SOLANKIIND
896
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHAITANYASINH PRATAPSINH ZALA | BJP | 66,226 | 36.09% | JASHPALSINH MAHENDRASINH PADHIYAR | 6,178 |
| 2017 | THAKOR JASHPALSINH MAHENDRASINH (PADHIYAR) | INC | 92,998 | 53.56% | PATEL DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI (DINUMAMA) | 19,027 |
| 2012 | DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI PATEL (DINUMAMA) | BJP | 75,227 | 47.98% | THAKOR JASHPALSINH MAHENDRASINH (PADHIYAR) | 4,308 |
| 2007 | DINESHBHAI B PATEL (DINU MAMA) | IND | 55,069 | 46.92% | DR.TAKHATSINH MANGALSINH PARMAR | 14,173 |
| 2002 | POONAM PARMAR (POONAM RANCHHODSINH PARMAR) | BJP | 57,601 | 46.41% | PATEL DINESHBHAI BALUBHAI (DINUMAMA) | 24,479 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

