WANKANER
Assembly seat no. 67 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
SOMANI JYOTSANABEN JITENDRABHAI
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2002
9,621
8.42% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INCPEERZADA MAHMAD JAVID ABDUL MUTLEEB
- Votes
- 40,384
- Vote share
- 35.32%
- Behind by
- 9,621
Electors
1,56,259
Total votes polled
1,14,326
Valid votes
1,14,326
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.2%
Full result, 2002
5 candidates · 1,14,326 valid votes
SOMANI JYOTSANABEN JITENDRABHAIBJPwon
50,005
43.7%
PEERZADA MAHMAD JAVID ABDUL MUTLEEBINC
40,384
35.3%
CHAUHAN SHAMJIBHAI BHIMJIBHAINCP
20,619
18.0%
KADIVAR MAHAMAD AMIIND
1,911
1.7%
LAMKA GHELA RUKHDRGJP
1,407
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | JITENDRA KANTILAL SOMANI | BJP | 80,677 | 39.75% | MAHMADJAVID ABDULMUTLIB PIRZADA | 19,955 |
| 2017 | PIRZADA MAHAMADJAVID ABDULMUTALIB | INC | 72,588 | 39.62% | JITENDRA KANTILAL SOMANI (JITU SOMANI) | 1,361 |
| 2012 | PEERZADA MAHMAD JAVID ABDUL MUTLEEB | INC | 59,038 | 38.92% | SOMANI JITENDRABHAI KANTILAL (JITU SOMANI) | 5,311 |
| 2007 | PIRJADA MAHMADJAVID ABDULMUTLIB | INC | 48,123 | 43.23% | SOMANI JYOTSNABEN JITENDRABHAI | 18,103 |
| 2002 | SOMANI JYOTSANABEN JITENDRABHAI | BJP | 50,005 | 43.74% | PEERZADA MAHMAD JAVID ABDUL MUTLEEB | 9,621 |
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 WANKANER assembly constituency in 2022?
JITENDRA KANTILAL SOMANI (BJP) won WANKANER in 2022, by a margin of 19,955 votes.
Which party has won WANKANER the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has WANKANER gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won WANKANER the most times?
JITENDRA KANTILAL SOMANI, with 1 win between 2022 and 2022.
