SURAT CITY WEST
Assembly seat no. 171 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
BABUBHAI SOPARIWALA
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1985
21,319
40.92% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPARVIND GODIWALA
- Votes
- 11,710
- Vote share
- 22.48%
- Behind by
- 21,319
Electors
1,24,983
Total votes polled
52,101
Valid votes
52,101
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.7%
Full result, 1985
7 candidates · 52,101 valid votes
BABUBHAI SOPARIWALAINCwon
33,029
63.4%
ARVIND GODIWALABJP
11,710
22.5%
NAIK THAKORBHAI VALLABHBHAIJNP
6,151
11.8%
NAMDEV SHENMARECPM
817
1.6%
KANTILAL DHURABHAI PATELIND
213
0.4%
TANNA GAUTAM JAGJIVANBHAIDDP
92
0.2%
HADDAD SAYED ABDULLA SAYED ZAININD
89
0.2%
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.
