Tharad Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Tharad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Banaskantha district and comes under Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency for national elections. It came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
| Tharad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Banaskantha district |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Banaskantha |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 248,450[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Tharad Taluka
- Lakahni Taluka part
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shankarbhai Chaudhary | 1,17,891 | 54.27 | ||
| INC | Gulabsinh Rajput | 91,385 | 42.07 | ||
| AAP | Virchandbhai Chavda | 278 | 0.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,466 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 12.2 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 248,208 | [10] | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019 Bypoll
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parbatbhai Patel | 69,789 | 38.75 | −3.60 | |
| INC | Damraji Rajput | 58,056 | 32.23 | −7.97 | |
| Independent | Mavjibhai Patel | 42,982 | 23.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,725 | 1.51 | ||
| Majority | 11,733 | 6.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,297 | 86.15 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parbatbhai Patel | 68,517 | 42.35 | ||
| INC | Mavjibhai Patel | 65,044 | 40.20 | ||
| Independent | Shatibhai Jeradiya | 14,074 | 8.70 | ||
| Independent | Bhagavanbhai Brahman | 7,418 | 4.58 | ||
| Majority | 3,473 | 2.15 | |||
| Turnout | 161800 | 85.50 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||