Sojitra Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Sojitra

| mla = Vipulkumar Vinubhai Patel

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Gujarat

| district = Anand

| loksabha_cons = Anand

| established = 2007

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:220898}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14750-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 18 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|2}}

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 114

}}

Sojitra 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 Anand district.

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}}

  1. Sojitra Taluka - Balinta, Dali, Devataj, Kasor, Limbali, Palol, Piplav, Virol, Runjal, Kothavi, Isnav, Bantwa, Dabhou, Deva Talpad, Gada
  2. Tarapur Taluka - Dugari, Fatepura, Chikhaliya, Gorad, Jalla, Khada, Malpur, Mota, Tol, Varsada, Adruj, Changada
  3. Petlad Taluka (Part) Villages – Silvai, Amod, Shekhadi, Pandoli, Nar, Sansej, Ramodadi, Manpura, Manej, Khadana, Kaniya, Danteli, Bhurakui, Sundara, Dhairyapura, Vadadala, Dharmaj

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

2007

|Rohit Ambalal Ashabhai

|

|

|Bharatiya Janata Party

2012

|Punambhai Madhabhai Parmar

|

|

|Indian National Congress

2017

| Punam Parmar

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
2022

| Vipulkumar Vinubhai Patel

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

= 2022 =

{{Election box begin|

|title=Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Sojitra Assembly constituency }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vipulkumar Patel|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=87300|percentage=56.47|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Poonambhai Madhabhai Parmar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=57781|percentage=37.37|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Manubhai Ranchhodbhai Thakor|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=3460|percentage=2.24|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=2766|percentage=1.79|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=19.1|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2017 =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate = Punam Parmar

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 65000

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vipulkumar Patel|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=63000|percentage=|change=}}

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=2012=

{{Election box begin | title=Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |format=PDF |title=Gujarat Assembly Elections - 2012 : Statistical Report |publisher=Cep.gujarat.gov.in |accessdate=2015-06-05 |archive-date=26 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126215052/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Punambhai Madhabhai Parmar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=65,210|percentage=47.13|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Vipulkumar Vinubhai Patel|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=65,048|percentage=47.01|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=162|percentage=0.12|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=138,376|percentage=78.12|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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{{Anand district}}