Kankrej is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Banaskantha district. It is numbered as 15-Kankrej.
| Kankrej | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 15 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Banaskantha |
| LS constituency | Patan |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 291,577[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Amrutji Motiji Thakor | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
editThis assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Kankrej Taluka
- Deesa Taluka (Part) Villages – Lunpur, Manekpura, Khardosan, Aseda, Nava, Sadarpur, Chhatrala, Mudetha, Yavarganj, Bodal, Jhabadiya, Bhadramali, Dharisana, Kanajhara, Samau Motavas, Saviyana, Velavapura, Samau Nana as.
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Jayantilal Virchand Shah | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1972 | Shantilal Dhandhara[5] | ||
| 1975 | Mafatlal Panchani | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1980 | Shantilal Dhandhara | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 1985 | Jayantilal Virchand Shah | Janata Party[5] | |
| 1990 | Dharshibhai Khanpura | Janata Dal[5] | |
| 1995 | Indian National Congress[5] | ||
| 1998 | Magansinh Vaghela[5] | ||
| 2002 | Dharshibhai Khanpura[5] | ||
| 2007 | Babubhai Desai | Bharatiya Janata Party[5] | |
| 2012 | Dharshibhai Khanpura | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| 2017 | Kirtisinh Vaghela[6] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Amrutji Motiji Thakor | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amrutji Motiji Thakor | 96624 | 47.81 | ||
| BJP | Vaghela Kirtisinh Prabhatsinh | 91329 | 45.19 | ||
| AAP | Mukeshkumar Somalal Thakkar | 5061 | 2.5 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3811 | 1.89 | ||
| Majority | 2.62 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 291,481 | [7] | |||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kirtisinh Vaghela | 95,131 | 49.65 | ||
| INC | Dineshji Jalera | 86,543 | 45.17 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 3,881 | 2.03 | ||
| Majority | 4.48 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,91,587 | 75.97 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dharshibhai Khanpura | 73900 | 45.13 | ||
| BJP | Kirtisinh Vaghela | 73300 | 44.76 | ||
| Majority | 600 | 0.37 | |||
| Turnout | 163751 | 71.74 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "કોંગ્રેસ, ભાજપ અને અપક્ષ વચ્ચે કાંકરેજની બેઠક ઉપર જંગ જામશે" [Fight between Congress, BJP and Independents over the Kankrej seat]. Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
edit- "Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.