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TANKARA

Assembly seat no. 66 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
2022BJP2017INC2012BJP2007BJP2002BJP1998BJPView all 13 →
Winner, 2002
KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJI
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2002
10,853
8.86% of valid votes

Result, 2002

Winner
BJPKUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJI
Votes
62,251
Vote share
50.84%
Margin
10,853
Runner-up
INCKAGATHARA LALITKUMAR KARAMSHIBHAI
Votes
51,398
Vote share
41.98%
Behind by
10,853
Electors
1,80,306
Total votes polled
1,22,448
Valid votes
1,22,448
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
67.9%

Full result, 2002

7 candidates · 1,22,448 valid votes

2002 election →
KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBJPwon
62,251
50.8%
KAGATHARA LALITKUMAR KARAMSHIBHAIINC
51,398
42.0%
DADHANIA BHUDARBHAI MAKANBHAIIND
3,887
3.2%
KANGAD NAVINBHAI KANABHAINCP
1,488
1.2%
KANJIBHAI ALABHAI PADAYARPI
1,391
1.1%
KAPURIYA MANILAL JINABHAIRGJP
1,347
1.1%
CHAMAR BACHULAL LALJIBHAIIND
686
0.6%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 13 elections

View all 13 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2022DURLABHJIBHAI HARAKHJIBHAI DETHARIYABJP83,27446.60%KAGATHARA LALITBHAI10,256
2017KAGATHARA LALITBHAIINC94,09056.29%RAGHAVAJIBHAI JIVARAJBHAI GADARA29,770
2012KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAIBJP63,63042.42%VADAVIYA MAGANBHAI DHANJIBHAI15,407
2007KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAIBJP66,21553.96%BRIJESH MERJA19,095
2002KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBJP62,25150.84%KAGATHARA LALITKUMAR KARAMSHIBHAI10,853

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%43%64%85%1967197219751980198519901995199820022007201220172022Turnout

Winning margin

0%22%45%67%89%1967197219751980198519901995199820022007201220172022Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the TANKARA assembly constituency in 2022?

DURLABHJIBHAI HARAKHJIBHAI DETHARIYA (BJP) won TANKARA in 2022, by a margin of 10,256 votes.

Which party has won TANKARA the most times?

BJP, with 7 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has TANKARA gone to the polls?

13 times, from 1967 to 2022.

Who has won TANKARA the most times?

KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI, with 3 wins between 1998 and 2012.

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