VAV
Assembly seat no. 7 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
RAJPUT HEMAJI DARAGHAJI
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 1998
23,957
19.05% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPPATEL MAVJIBHAI CHATARABHAI
- Votes
- 48,773
- Vote share
- 38.79%
- Behind by
- 23,957
Electors
1,66,404
Total votes polled
1,25,735
Valid votes
1,25,735
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 1,25,735 valid votes
RAJPUT HEMAJI DARAGHAJIINCwon
72,730
57.8%
PATEL MAVJIBHAI CHATARABHAIBJP
48,773
38.8%
PANSAL BHADAJI RUPAJIJD
3,522
2.8%
CHAUHAN GANPATSINGH PRUTHAVISINGHIND
444
0.3%
VAGHELA NARANSINH VANKJIIND
168
0.1%
PARMAR SHAKARABHAI PADAMAJIIND
98
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJI | INC | 1,02,513 | 45.26% | THAKOR SWARUPJI SARDARJI | 15,601 |
| 2017 | THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJI | INC | 1,02,328 | 49.00% | CHAUDHARY SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAI | 6,655 |
| 2012 | SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAI PATEL (CHAUDHARY) | BJP | 72,640 | 41.33% | THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJI | 11,911 |
| 2007 | PATEL PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI | BJP | 73,230 | 47.57% | PATEL MAVJIBHAI CHATARABHAI | 42,709 |
| 2002 | RAJPUT HEMAJI DARGHAJI | INC | 70,228 | 50.04% | PATEL PARABATBHAI SAVABHAI | 11,826 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
