VAV
Assembly seat no. 7 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2017
THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJI
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2017
6,655
3.19% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
BJPCHAUDHARY SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAI
- Votes
- 95,673
- Vote share
- 45.82%
- Behind by
- 6,655
Electors
2,56,954
Total votes polled
2,08,824
Valid votes
2,08,824
NOTA votes
3,765
1.80% of votes polled
Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 2017
7 candidates · 2,08,824 valid votes
THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJIINCwon
1,02,328
49.0%
CHAUDHARY SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAIBJP
95,673
45.8%
BRAHMKSHATRIYA BHAGVATIBEN KHETSINHBHAIIND
2,643
1.3%
PARMAR VAJRAMBHAI NAVABHAIBSP
2,373
1.1%
THAKOR BHAVSINGJI RAMCHANDJIIND
791
0.4%
GOHIL RANAJI NAGJISHS
691
0.3%
KALAL NAGJIBHAI SHANKARBHAIIND
560
0.3%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VAV assembly constituency in 2022?
THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJI (INC) won VAV in 2022, by a margin of 15,601 votes.
Which party has won VAV the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has VAV gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2022.
Who has won VAV the most times?
THAKOR GENIBEN NAGAJI, with 2 wins between 2017 and 2022.
