Gandhidham (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Gandhidham
Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
StateGujarat
DistrictKachchh
LS constituencyKachchh
Total electors277,717[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2017

Gandhidham is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Kachchh district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and was created after the 2008 delimitation.

List of segments[]

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]

  1. Gandhidham Taluka
  2. Bhachau Taluka (Part) Villages – Kadol, Manfara, Vamka, May, Kharoi, Ner, Baniari, Morgar, Amardi, Kabrau, Kumbhardi, Bandhadi, Sikara, Meghpar (Kunjisar), Karmariya, Vondhada, Halra, Rampar, Lakhpat, Vijpasar, Vondh, Chopadva, Lunva, Sukhpar, Bhujpar, Chirai Nani, Chirai Moti, Chhadavada, Samakhiari, Piprapati, Bhachau (M).
  3. Anjar Taluka (Part) Village – Varsana.

Member of Legislative Assembly[]

Year Member Party
2012 Ramesh Maheshwari Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 Malti Maheshwari Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[]

2017[]

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Gandhidham[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Malti Maheshwari 79,713 52.63 -0.11
INC Kishor Pingol 59,443 39.25 +1.91
Majority 20,270 13.38 -2.02
Turnout 1,51,448 54.53 -6.78
BJP hold Swing

2012[]

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gandhidham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramesh Maheshwari 72,988 52.74
INC Jayashreeben Chavada 51,675 37.34
BSP Kishor Kanjibhai Kochra 4,786 3.46
Majority 21,313 15.40
Turnout 1,38,389 61.31
BJP win (new seat)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  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. ^ "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.

Coordinates: 23°04′N 70°07′E / 23.07°N 70.12°E / 23.07; 70.12

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