Dhanera (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dhanera assembly constituency (ધાનેરા વિધાનસભા બેઠક) is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat. It is located in Banaskantha District

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[1]

1. Dhanera Taluka
2. Palanpur Taluka (Part) Village – Jorapura Bhakhar
3. Dantiwada Taluka

Total Number of Voters

[2]

Election	Polling Stations	Male Voters	Female Voters	Others	Total Voters
2014	244	113505	101958	0	215463

Member of Legislative Assembly

• 2007 - Mafatlal Purohit, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2012 - joitabhai patel (CONGRESS)
• 2017 - Nathabhai Patel, congress

Election results

2012

[3]

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Joitabhai Patel	87460	55.30
	BJP	Vasantbhai Purohit	57169	36.02
Majority			30291	19.08
Turnout			158733	76.84
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2007

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mafatlal Purohit	65463	48.19
	INC	Nathabhai Pantrod	51699	38.06
Majority			13764	10.13
Turnout			135847	62.78
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2002

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harjivanbhai Patel	60573	46.79
	INC	Joitabhai Patel	57530	44.44
Majority			3043	2.35
Turnout			129463	68.01
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1998

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harjivanbhai Patel	55883	52.02
	INC	Nathabhai Patel	42504	39.56
Majority			13379	12.45
Turnout			112842	72.05
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1995

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Govabhai Rabari	63814	52.86
	BJP	Harjivanbhai Patel	52352	43.37
Majority			11462	9.50
Turnout			124439	79.98
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1990

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harjivanbhai Patel	42252	49.32
	INC	Govabhai Desai	40049	46.75
Majority			2203	2.57
Turnout			87405	68.73
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1985

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Joitabhai Patel	31166	55.18
	BJP	Rameshchandra Shah	16975	30.05
Majority			14191	25.13
Turnout			57764	59.09
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1980

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Joitabhai Patel	24067	54.44
	INC	Mansukhlal Dave	18245	41.27
Majority			5822	13.17
Turnout			45885	55.03
	JP gain from INC		Swing

1975

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1975

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mansukhlal Dave	13971	41.27
	BJS	Vishabhai Akolia	12170	35.95
Majority			1801	5.32
Turnout			36340	50.89
	INC gain from BJS		Swing

1972

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dalubhai Desai	18523	55.32
	INC (O)	S Godadbhai Parikh	8872	26.50
Majority			9651	28.82
Turnout			36228	51.40
	INC gain from INC (O)		Swing

1967

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	B. J. Joshi	15146	58.35
	INC	S. M. Shah	10813	41.65
Majority			4333	16.69
Turnout			27902	47.53
	SWA gain from INC		Swing

1962

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1962

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Surajmal Shah	10665	50.60
	SWA	Balashanker Joshi	10413	49.40
Majority			252	1.20
Turnout			23123	41.75
	INC gain from SWA		Swing

References

1. "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.
2. http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf
3. http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf