Gadhada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Gadhada assembly constituency (ગઢડા વિધાનસભા બેઠક) is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat state, western India. It is located in Botad district. This seat is reserved for members of Scheduled Castes.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[1]

Gadhada Taluka (part) Villages – Anida, Ankadiya, Bhandariya, Bodki, Chabhadiya, Chiroda, Chosla, Dhasa, Gadhada (M), Gadhali, Ghogha Samdi, Gundala, Sanjanavadar, Haripar, Ingorala, Itariya, Jalalpur, Junavadar, Kamparadi, Kerala (Gadhada), Khijadiya, Khopala, Limbadiya, Limbala, Limbali, Malpara, Mandavdhar, Mandva, Mota Umarda, Moti Kundal, Nana Umarda, Padapan, Padvadar, Patana, Pipardi, Rajpipala, Raliyana, Rampara, Rasnal, Rojmal, Samadhiyala, Sitapar, Vanali, Vavdi, Vikaliya, Viravadi, Virdi.
Umrala Taluka
Vallabhipur Taluka.

Some of those villages have constituted seats of erstwhile petty princely state.

Total Number of Voters

[2]

Election	Polling Stations	Male Voters	Female Voters	Others	Total Voters
2014	266	119944	109585	0	229529

Member of Legislative Assembly

1967- Darbar saheb Ranjeetsinhji B Gohil, Swatantra party
1972- Lakhman Goti, Indian National Congress
1975- Pratap Shah, Indian National Congress
1980- Bachu Gohel, Indian National Congress
1985- Kanti Gohil, Indian National Congress
1990- Maganlal Ranva, Bharatiya Janata Party
1995- Atmaram Parmar, Bharatiya Janata Party
1998- Atmaram Parmar, Bharatiya Janata Party
2002- Pravin Maru, Indian National Congress
2007 - Atmaram Parmar, Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 - Atmaram Parmar, Bharatiya Janata Party
2017- Pravin Maru, Indian National Congress
2020 (By election) - Atmaram Parmar, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2020

[3]

Bye-election, 2020: Gadhada
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Atmaram Makhanvhai Parmar
	INC	Mohanbhai Shankharbhai Solanki
	NOTA	None of the above	3,119
Majority
Turnout			1,28,420	51.14
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2012

[4]

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gadhada
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Atmaram Parmar	64043	44.08
	INC	Pravinbhai Maru	54959	37.83
Majority			9084	6.25
Turnout			145273	65.72
	BJP hold		Swing

References

"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.
"Parliament Constituency wise Electors, EPIC & Images Status : PC Election Rol" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officier, Gujarat Government. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2014.
http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf
http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf