SURAT CITY WEST
Assembly seat no. 171 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2007
KISHOR VANKAWALA
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2007
57,173
30.79% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCASHOKKUMAR BHIKHUBHAI SHAH
- Votes
- 62,201
- Vote share
- 33.50%
- Behind by
- 57,173
Electors
3,23,323
Total votes polled
1,85,675
Valid votes
1,85,675
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
57.4%
Full result, 2007
8 candidates · 1,85,675 valid votes
KISHOR VANKAWALABJPwon
1,19,374
64.3%
ASHOKKUMAR BHIKHUBHAI SHAHINC
62,201
33.5%
SNEHABEN PANCHALIND
1,876
1.0%
MINESHBHAI SURTIBSP
691
0.4%
DINESHCHNDRA BHAGVANJI PATELIND
487
0.3%
KISHOR SHAH(K.K.)IND
479
0.3%
SANDIS MAVJIBHAI LAXMANBHAIABRRPP
308
0.2%
GOPAL DINESHCHANDRA MODIIND
259
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | KISHOR VANKAWALA | BJP | 1,19,374 | 64.29% | ASHOKKUMAR BHIKHUBHAI SHAH | 57,173 |
| 2002 | CHAPATWALA BHAVNABEN HEMANTBHAI | BJP | 62,382 | 62.44% | DESAI NAISHADH BHUPATBHAI | 29,060 |
| 1998 | CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL | BJP | 70,254 | 70.05% | RANA URMILABEN JAGDISHBHAI | 44,127 |
| 1995 | CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL | BJP | 78,453 | 64.91% | UPADHYAY JAWAHAR RAMCHANDRA | 49,292 |
| 1990 | CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL | BJP | 58,898 | 66.02% | KADIR PIRZADA | 30,256 |
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 SURAT CITY WEST assembly constituency in 2007?
KISHOR VANKAWALA (BJP) won SURAT CITY WEST in 2007, by a margin of 57,173 votes.
Which party has won SURAT CITY WEST the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SURAT CITY WEST gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2007.
Who has won SURAT CITY WEST the most times?
CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL, with 3 wins between 1990 and 1998.
