Dangs (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dang
Dang
Constituency of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent MLA
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2020
Constituency Details
State	Gujarat
District	Dang
Parliamentary Constituency	Valsad
Reservation	ST
Total Electors	166,443

Dang is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.^[2]^[3] It is part of Dang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

List of segments[]

This assembly seat represents the following segments,

Dang District entirely (Waghai, Ahwa and Subir Taluka)

Member of Legislative Assembly[]

2007 - Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 - Mangalbhai Gavit, Indian National Congress
2017 - Mangalbhai Gavit, Indian National Congress
2020 (By Election) - Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[]

2012[]

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Dangs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Mangalbhai Gavit	45,637	45.29
	BJP	Vijayabhai Patel	43,215	42.88
Majority			2,422	2.40
Turnout			1,00,773	69.79
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2017[]

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Dang^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Mangalbhai Gavit	57,820	47.13
	BJP	Vijayabhai Patel	57,052	46.51
	IND	Dinesbhai Pawar	3,035	2.47
Majority			768	0.62
Turnout			1,22,672	73.70
	INC hold		Swing

2020 bye-poll[]

Bye-election, 2020: Dangs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Vijaybhai Rameshba Patel	94,006	69.56
	INC	Suryakantbhai Ratanbhai Gavit	33,911	25.09
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,939	2.17
Majority			60,095	44.47
Turnout			1,35,148	75.83
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf

Coordinates: 20°48′N 73°43′E / 20.8°N 73.71°E / 20.8; 73.71

[election2017-1] "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[gjceo-2] "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[3] "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[4] ttp://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf

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