Wankaner Assembly constituency

Wankaner
Constituency No. 67 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Morbi
LS constituency	Rajkot
Established	1972
Total electors	281,487 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Jitendra Kantilal Somani
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Wankaner is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. ^{[2] [3]} It is part of Morbi district and a segment of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments ^[4]

1. Wankaner Taluka
2. Rajkot Taluka (Part) Villages – Jaliya, Ratanpar, Khorana, Sanosara, Rampara (Suliya), Vankvad, Hirasar, Satda, Jhiyana, Khijadiya, Nagalpar, Rajgadh, Gavaridad, Para Pipaliya, Hadmatiya (Bedi), Nakaravadi, Pipaliya, Ranpar, Kuchiyadad, Rampara Beti, Parevala, Saypar, Kuvadva, Dhamalpar, Sokhada, Ronki, Ghanteshvar, Vajdi Gadh, Vejagam, Maliyasan, Targhadiya, Gunda, Magharvada, Mesvada, Barvan, Chanchadiya, Jamgadh, Rafala, Kherdi, Amargadh, Thorala, Mahika, Thebachda, Gadhka, Bedla, Fadadang, Deroi, Manharpur, Bedi, Madhapar, Anandpar

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1972	Abdulmutallib K Pirzada			Indian National Congress
2007	Mohammed Javed Pirzada [5]
2012
2017
2022	Jitendra Kantilal Somani			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jitendra Kantilal Somani	80,677	39.75	+0.88
	INC	Mohammed Javed Pirzada	60722	29.92	-9.7
	AAP	Vikram Sorani	53485	26.35	New
Majority				9.83
Turnout			202972
Registered electors			276,746
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Wankaner ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Javed Pirzada	72,588	39.62	+0.88
	BJP	Jitu Somani	71,227	38.87	+3.6
	Independent	Gordhanbhai Saravaiya	25,547	13.94
Majority			1,361	0.85	-2.63
Turnout			1,83,226	74.89	+0.41
Registered electors			244,664	[5]
	INC hold		Swing

2012

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Javed Pirzada	59038	38.74
	BJP	Jitu Somani	53737	35.27
Majority			7448	3.48
Turnout			152380	74.48
	INC hold		Swing

1972

• Abdulmutallib K Pirzada (Congress) : 19,614 votes ^[7]
• Keshubhai Patel (BJS) : 10,047

See also

• List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Morbi district

References

1. "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
2. "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail – Draft Roll – 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
6. "Gujarat Assembly Elections – 2012" (PDF). Ceo.gujarat.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
7. "Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 1972". Elections in India.

External links

• "Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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