Amreli Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Amreli is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3]
| Amreli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 95 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Amreli |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Amreli |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 283,793[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
It is part of Amreli district.
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments[4]
- Amreli city
- Amreli Taluka
- Vadia Taluka – Entire taluka except village – Devalki
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Jivraj Narayan Mehta | Indian National Congress | |
| 1964 (by polls) | P. N. Nanji | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Narsinhdas Gordhandas Gondhiya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1975 | |||
| 1980 | Dwarkadas Mohanlal Patel | Independent | |
| 1985 | Dileepbhai Sanghani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1991 (by polls) | Parsottambhai Rupala | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 2002 | Paresh Dhanani | Indian National Congress | |
| 2007 | Dileepbhai Sanghani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2022 | Paresh Dhanani | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017[5] | |||
| 2022 | Kaushik Vekariya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kaushik Vekariya | 89,034 | 54.89 | +10.72 | |
| INC | Paresh Dhanani | 42,377 | 26.12 | −25.13 | |
| AAP | Ravi Dhanani | 26,445 | 16.3 | New | |
| Majority | 46,657 | 28.77 | |||
| Turnout | 162215 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2017
2012
2007
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Paresh Dhanani | 51,109 | 56.84 | ||
| BJP | Purshottam Rupala | 34795 | 38.7 | ||
| Majority | 16314 | 18.13 | |||
| Turnout | 89904 | 68.48 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||