Vadgam Assembly constituency

Vadgam
Constituency No. 11 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
DistrictBanaskantha
Lok Sabha constituencyPatan
Established2007
Total electors295,281
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Vadgam is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Banaskantha district, numbered as 11-Vadgam and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It falls under the Patan Lok Sabha constituency.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,

  1. Vadgam Taluka
  2. Palanpur Taluka (Part) Villages – Hathidra, Kumpar, Godh, Dhandha, Khasa, Hoda, Galwada, Sagrosana, Bhagal (Jagana), Manaka, Gola, Merwada (Ratanpur), Vagda, Jagana, Vasna (Jagana), Badarpura (Kalusana), Saripada, Patosan, Salla, Sasam, Takarwada, Tokariya, Sedrasana, Kamalpur, Fatepur, Semodra, Asmapura (Gola), Dhelana, Kharodiya, Jasleni, Badargadh, Kanodar (CT).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
2002 Dolatbhai Parmar Indian National Congress
2007 Fakir Vaghela Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 Manilal Vaghela Indian National Congress
2017 Jignesh Mevani Independent
2022 Indian National Congress

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Vadgam Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jignesh Mevani 94,765 48.00% +48%
BJP Manilal Vaghela 89,837 45.51% +5.19%
AAP Dalpat Bhatiya 4,493 2.28 +2.28%
NOTA None of the above 2,877 1.46
Majority 4,928 2.49
Turnout 197,420 66.21% −6.00%
Registered electors 295,281
INC gain from Independent Swing

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Vadgam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jignesh Mevani 95,497 50.79 New
BJP Vijaykumar Chakravarti 75,801 40.32 −0.24
NOTA None of the above 4,255 2.26
Independent Narendra Makwana 3,711 1.97 New
BSP Pushpaben Jadav 1,263 0.67
Majority 19,696 10.47
Turnout 1,88,006 72
Independent gain from INC Swing

2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Vadgam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manilal Vaghela 90375 53.48
BJP Fakir Vaghela 68536 40.56
Independent Parmar Jayeshkumar Khemchandbhai 5190 3.07
JD(U) Vansola Gautambhai Kanjibhai 1672 0.99
Majority 21839 12.92
Turnout 168988 72.27
INC gain from BJP Swing

2007

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Fakir Vaghela 50,481 44.76
INC Dolatbhai Parmar 40,776 36.16
Independent Dineshbhai Parmar 16,372 14.52
Majority 8.60
Turnout 112776
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2007". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2012". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "AAP's 6th List For Gujarat Polls Out, 73 Names Out Of 182 Seats Revealed". NDTV.com. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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