Valsad Assembly constituency

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

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Valsad

| mla = Bharatbhai Patel

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Gujarat

| district = Valsad

| loksabha_cons = Valsad

| established = 1951

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:264457}}{{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 = 179

}}

The Valsad 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 |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 Valsad 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|access-date=12 February 2017}}

  1. Valsad Taluka (Part) Villages – Malvan, Kakwadi Danti, Untdi, Jeshpor, Olgam, Vasan, Vaghaldhara, Rola, Dungri, Dharasna, Dandi, Bhagal, Chharvada, Umarsadi, Shanker Talav, Kundi, Sarodhi, Chikhla, Bhadeli Jagalala, Bhadeli Desai Party, Lilapore, Saron, Kewada, Nandawala, Vejalpore, Gundlav, Gorwada, Jujwa, Ghadoi, Dhamdachi, Tithal, Surwada, Segvi, Vashiyar, Pardi Parnera, Atak Pardi, Pathri, Chanvai, Chichwada, Dived, Magod, Magod Dungri, Atar, Meh, Bhagod, Pardi Hariya, Hariya, Binwada, Kosamba, Pardi Sondhpur, Bhagdawada, Bhomaparadi, Ronvel, Dadari, Valsad (M), Valsad (INA), Mogarwadi (CT), Nanakwada (CT), Abrama (CT), Parnera (CT), Atul (CT)

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
ElectionMembercolspan="2"|Party
colspan="4" |Bombay Legislative Assembly
rowspan="2" |1952

|Morarji Desai

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}

Desai Amul Maganlal
rowspan="2" |1957

|Desai Gopalji Dahyabhai

Rathod Naranbhai Madhavbhai
colspan="4" |Gujarat Legislative Assembly
1962

| Suvasben Majmudar

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1967

| K. R. Patel

1972

| rowspan="2" |Keshavbhai Patel

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Organization)| rowspan=2}}

1975
1980

| Dolatbhai Desai

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}

1985

| Barjorji Pardiwala

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

1990

| rowspan="5" |Dolatbhai Desai

| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party| rowspan=8}}

1995
1998
2002
2007
2012

| rowspan="3" |Bharatbhai Patel

2017
2022

Election results

=2022=

{{Election box begin| title=Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2022: Valsad}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate = Bharatbhai Patel

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 126323

|percentage = 71.75

|change = +11.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Kamalbhai Patel

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 21522

|percentage = 12.23

|change = -22.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Rajeshbhai Patel

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|votes = 22547

|percentage = 12.81

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 103776

|percentage = 58.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 176048

|percentage = 66.13

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:260425}}

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2017=

{{Election box begin | title=Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Valsad{{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 = Bharatbhai Patel

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 1,01,736

|percentage = 60.49

|change =

}}{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Narendrakumar Tandel

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 58,644

|percentage = 34.87

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 43,092

|percentage = 25.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,68,175

|percentage = 68.96

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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