Akota Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Akota is one of the 182 assembly constituencies of Gujarat. It is located in Vadodara district.[2][3] This seat came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
| Akota | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 143 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Vadodara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vadodara |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 276,031[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Vadodara Taluka (Part) – Vadodara Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 5, 6
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Saurabh Patel | .JPG) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2017 | Seema Mohile[5] | |||
| 2022 | Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai | 113,312 | 68.76 | +3.38 | |
| INC | Rutvij Dilipbhai Joshi | 35,559 | 21.58 | −9.61 | |
| AAP | Shashank Rajesh Khare | 10,018 | 6.08 | New | |
| Majority | 47.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,64,794 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Seema Mohile | 109,244 | 65.38 | +0.79 | |
| INC | Ranjit Sharadchandra Chavan | 52,105 | 31.19 | +0.31 | |
| NCP | Nikhil Yatin Patel | 1,027 | 0.61 | New | |
| Majority | 57,139 | 34.19 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,079 | 67.44 | −1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 247,729 | [5] | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Saurabh Patel | 95,554 | 64.59 | ||
| INC | Lalitbhai Patel | 45687 | 30.88 | ||
| Majority | 49867 | 33.71 | |||
| Turnout | 147945 | 68.74 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||