SURAT CITY WEST
Assembly seat no. 171 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
44,127
44.00% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCRANA URMILABEN JAGDISHBHAI
- Votes
- 26,127
- Vote share
- 26.05%
- Behind by
- 44,127
Electors
2,37,410
Total votes polled
1,00,293
Valid votes
1,00,293
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
42.2%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 1,00,293 valid votes
CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLALBJPwon
70,254
70.0%
RANA URMILABEN JAGDISHBHAIINC
26,127
26.1%
PROF. RAMUBHAI Z. PATELAIRJP
1,604
1.6%
SHOKATALI MUNSHISP
785
0.8%
SHAIKH AFZAL RANGUNIIND
669
0.7%
PATEL MANHARBHAI GOMANBHAIRJD
483
0.5%
PATEL KANTILAL DHURABHAIIND
197
0.2%
JAYESH GOVINDBHAI VADHELIND
174
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.
