Vadgam is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[1][2] It is part of Banaskantha district, numbered as 11-Vadgam and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It falls under the Patan Lok Sabha constituency.
| Vadgam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 11 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Banaskantha |
| LS constituency | Patan |
| Established | 2007 |
| Total electors | 295,281 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
editThis assembly seat represents the following segments,[3]
- Vadgam Taluka
- Palanpur Taluka (Part) Villages – Hathidra, Kumpar, Godh, Dhandha, Khasa, Hoda, Galwada, Sagrosana, Bhagal (Jagana), Manaka, Gola, Merwada (Ratanpur), Vagda, Jagana, Vasna (Jagana), Badarpura (Kalusana), Saripada, Patosan, Salla, Sasam, Takarwada, Tokariya, Sedrasana, Kamalpur, Fatepur, Semodra, Asmapura (Gola), Dhelana, Kharodiya, Jasleni, Badargadh, Kanodar (CT).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dolatbhai Parmar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2007 | Fakir Vaghela[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2012 | Manilal Vaghela[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | Jignesh Mevani[6] | Independent | |
| 2022 | Indian National Congress | ||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jignesh Mevani | 94765 | 48.00% | +48% | |
| BJP | Manilal Vaghela | 89837 | 45.51% | +5.19% | |
| AAP | Dalpat Bhatiya[7] | 4493 | 2.28 | +2.28% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2877 | 1.46 | ||
| Majority | 4928 | 2.49 | |||
| Turnout | 197420 | 66.21% | −6.00% | ||
| Registered electors | 295,281 | [8] | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jignesh Mevani | 95,497 | 50.79 | New | |
| BJP | Vijaykumar Chakravarti | 75,801 | 40.32 | −0.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,255 | 2.26 | ||
| Independent | Narendra Makwana | 3,711 | 1.97 | New | |
| BSP | Pushpaben Jadav | 1,263 | 0.67 | ||
| Majority | 19,696 | 10.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,88,006 | 72 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manilal Vaghela | 90375 | 53.48 | ||
| BJP | Fakir Vaghela | 68536 | 40.56 | ||
| Independent | Parmar Jayeshkumar Khemchandbhai | 5190 | 3.07 | ||
| JD(U) | Vansola Gautambhai Kanjibhai | 1672 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 21839 | 12.92 | |||
| Turnout | 168988 | 72.27 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2007
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Fakir Vaghela | 50,481 | 44.76 | ||
| INC | Dolatbhai Parmar | 40,776 | 36.16 | ||
| Independent | Dineshbhai Parmar | 16,372 | 14.52 | ||
| Majority | 8.60 | ||||
| Turnout | 112776 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2007". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "AAP's 6th List For Gujarat Polls Out, 73 Names Out Of 182 Seats Revealed". NDTV.com. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "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.