Varachha Road Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Varachha Road is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Surat city and it came into existence after 2008 delimitation.
| Varachha Road | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 161 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Surat |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surat |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 215,926[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| 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]
- Surat City Taluka (Part) – Surat Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 28, 43, 44, 45.
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kishor Kanani | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2017 | Kishor Kanani[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2022 | ||||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Kanani | 67,206 | 55.13 | +0.44 | |
| INC | Praful Togadiya (Papanbhai) | 2940 | 2.41 | −41.1 | |
| AAP | Alpesh Kathiriya | 50372 | 41.32 | New | |
| Majority | 13.81 | ||||
| Turnout | 121908 | ||||
| Registered electors | 215,306 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Kanani | 68,472 | 54.69 | ||
| INC | Dhirubhai Gajera | 54,474 | 43.51 | ||
| Majority | 13,998 | 11.18 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,191 | 63.03 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kishor Kanani | 68,529 | 53.78 | ||
| INC | Dhirubhai Gajera | 48,170 | 37.80 | ||
| Majority | 20,359 | 15.98 | |||
| Turnout | 127,420 | 68.70 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||