Gandhidham Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Gandhidham
| state = Gujarat
| district = Kachchh
| loksabha_cons = Kachchh
| established = 2008
| reservation = SC
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 5
| mla = Malti Maheshwari
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2022
| electors = {{formatnum:314991}}{{cite web |title=Over 4.90 crore voters in Gujarat ; ECI releases final roll and electors details 2022 |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2022/10/10/over-4-90-crore-voters-in-gujarat-eci-releases-final-roll-and-electors-details-2022/ |website=www.deshgujarat.com |access-date=13 January 2023}}
}}
Gandhidham is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125011107/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2014 |title=Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014 |access-date= 1 June 2021|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent |date=12 December 2006 |website=Election Commission of India |publisher=Delimitation Commission of India |pages=2–31 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 February 2017 }} 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.
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf|title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent|date=12 December 2006|website=Election Commission of India|publisher=Delimitation Commission of India|pages=2–31|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=|access-date=12 February 2017}}
- 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
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Name !colspan=3|Party |
|---|
| 2012
|Ramesh Maheshwari |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 2017
|rowspan="2" | Malti Maheshwari |
| 2022 |
Election results
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin | title=2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gandhidham}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Malti Maheshwari
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 83,760
|percentage = 55.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 45,929
|percentage = 30.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Budhabhai Thavar Maheshwari
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 14,827
|percentage = 9.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = NOTA
|votes = 3,105
|percentage = 2.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,831
|percentage =24.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= 2017 =
{{Election box begin | title=2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gandhidham{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3841-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 11 July 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Malti Maheshwari
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 80000
|percentage = 52.63
|change = -0.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kishor Pingol
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 59,443
|percentage = 39.25
|change = +1.91
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,270
|percentage = 13.38
|change = -2.02
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,51,448
|percentage = 54.53
|change = -6.78
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gandhidham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ramesh Maheshwari
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 72,988
|percentage = 52.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jayashreeben Chavada
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 51,675
|percentage = 37.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kishor Kanjibhai Kochra
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 4,786
|percentage = 3.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,313
|percentage = 15.40
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,38,389
|percentage = 61.31
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/72-gujarat/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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