Danta Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Danta 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 10-Danta and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
| Danta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 10 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Banaskantha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Banaskantha |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 257,978[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Amirgadh Taluka
- Danta Taluka
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Baldevsinh D. Veghela | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Kachoriya Kantibhai Dharamdas | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1998 | Mukesh Gadhvi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2009^ | Vasant Bhatol | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2012 | Kantibhai Kharadi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2022 | |||
^: bypoll
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kharadi Kantibhai Kalabhai | 85134 | 46.42 | ||
| BJP | Parghi Latubhai Chandabhai | 78807 | 42.97 | ||
| AAP | Bumbadiya Mahendrabhai Kesharabhai | 12181 | 6.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5213 | 2.84 | ||
| Majority | 6,327 | 3.45 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 257,655 | [6] | |||
2017
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kantibhai Kharadi | 73,751 | 50.64 | ||
| BJP | Gamabhai Kharadi | 46,761 | 32.11 | ||
| Independent | Mahendrabhai Bumbariya | 12,432 | 8.54 | ||
| Independent | Somabhai Solanki | 8,419 | 5.78 | ||
| Majority | 26,990 | 18.53 | |||
| Turnout | 145,647 | 74.90 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukesh Gadhvi | 74,895 | 54.64 | ||
| BJP | Javansinh Solanki | 41,952 | 30.61 | ||
| Independent | Parthabhai Bumbariya | 11,039 | 8.05 | ||
| BSP | Khimajibhai Balat | 4,164 | 3.04 | ||
| Majority | 32,943 | 24.03 | |||
| Turnout | 137061 | 60.72 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukesh Gadhvi | 82545 | 61.14 | ||
| BJP | Hareshbhai Jani | 52455 | 38.86 | ||
| Majority | 30090 | 22.29 | |||
| Turnout | 135000 | 65.65 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukesh Gadhvi | 49033 | 44.20 | ||
| BJP | Kantibhai Kachoriya | 28906 | 26.05 | ||
| Majority | 20127 | 18.14 | |||
| Turnout | 117809 | 68.41 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||