Gandhidham Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Gandhidham is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Kachchh district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and was created after the 2008 delimitation, and is numbered as 5-Gandhidham.
| Gandhidham | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 5 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kachchh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kachchh |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 314,991[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Gandhidham Taluka
- Bhachau Taluka (Part) Villages – Kadol, Manfara, Vamka, May, Kharoi, Ner, Baniari, Morgar, Amardi, Kabrau, Kumbhardi, Bandhadi, Sikara, Meghpar (Kunjisar), Karmariya, Vondhada, Halra, Rampar, Lakhpat, Vijpasar, Vondh, Chopadva, Lunva, Sukhpar, Bhujpar, Chirai Nani, Chirai Moti, Chhadavada, Samakhiari, Piprapati, Bhachau (M).
- Anjar Taluka (Part) Village – Varsana.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ramesh Maheshwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2017 | Malti Maheshwari | |||
| 2022 | ||||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Malti Maheshwari | 83,760 | 55.23 | ||
| INC | Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki | 45,929 | 30.28 | ||
| AAP | Budhabhai Thavar Maheshwari | 14,827 | 9.78 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,105 | 2.05 | ||
| Majority | 37,831 | 24.95 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Malti Maheshwari | 80,000 | 52.63 | −0.11 | |
| INC | Kishor Pingol | 59,443 | 39.25 | +1.91 | |
| Majority | 20,270 | 13.38 | −2.02 | ||
| Turnout | 1,51,448 | 54.53 | −6.78 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramesh Maheshwari | 72,988 | 52.74 | ||
| INC | Jayashreeben Chavada | 51,675 | 37.34 | ||
| BSP | Kishor Kanjibhai Kochra | 4,786 | 3.46 | ||
| Majority | 21,313 | 15.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,38,389 | 61.31 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||