SURAT CITY WEST
Assembly seat no. 171 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
CHAPATWALA BHAVNABEN HEMANTBHAI
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2002
29,060
29.09% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INCDESAI NAISHADH BHUPATBHAI
- Votes
- 33,322
- Vote share
- 33.35%
- Behind by
- 29,060
Electors
2,58,472
Total votes polled
99,908
Valid votes
99,908
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.6%
Full result, 2002
11 candidates · 99,908 valid votes
CHAPATWALA BHAVNABEN HEMANTBHAIBJPwon
62,382
62.4%
DESAI NAISHADH BHUPATBHAIINC
33,322
33.4%
TAGALA VALIMOHAMAD GULAMKHANIND
1,045
1.1%
KAPADIA MOHMAD IRFAN GULAM MOHMADBSP
821
0.8%
MISHTRI DIPAKKUMAR CHANDULALNCP
475
0.5%
GODIWALA VIKASH KANTIBHAIIND
439
0.4%
JOSHI PRITIBEN JIGNESHKUMARABJS
417
0.4%
ATUL MEHTA (ADVOCATE)IND
402
0.4%
MAISURIYA AMRUTLAL UTTAMLALSP
355
0.4%
AJITBHAI NARSHIHBHAI PATELSAP
147
0.1%
ANSARI ALATAF HUSSAIN MOHMADALIPRBP
103
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.
