Wadhwan Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Wadhwan is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Surendranagar district.
| Wadhwan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 62 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Surendranagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surendranagar |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 300,511[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]
- Wadhwan Taluka
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Dhanrajbhai Kela | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2007 | Varsa Doshi | |||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2017 | Dhanji Patel[5] | |||
| 2022 | Jagdish Prabhubhai Makwana[1] | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jagdish Makwana | 105,903 | 60.11 | +8.16 | |
| AAP | Bajrang Patel | 40,414 | 22.94 | New | |
| INC | Tarun Gadhvi | 22,385 | 12.71 | −27.92 | |
| Majority | 37.17 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,76,168 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Varshaben Doshi | 83,049 | 51.39 | +10.75 | |
| INC | Himanshu Vyas | 65,491 | 40.52 | +5.79 | |
| Majority | 17,558 | 10.87 | +4.96 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,631 | 69.96 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Varshaben Doshi | 47,466 | 40.64 | −10.7 | |
| INC | Himanshu Vyas | 40,564 | 34.73 | −1.28 | |
| Independent | Dhanrajbhai Kela | 23,261 | 19.92 | New | |
| Majority | 6,902 | 5.91 | −9.42 | ||
| Turnout | 1,16,786 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||