Tankara
Constituency No. 66 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
DistrictMorbi
LS constituencyRajkot
Established1972
Total electors249,585[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

Tankara is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Morbi district.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments:[4]

  1. Tankara Taluka
  2. Morbi Taluka (Part) Villages – Mansar, Naranka, Pipaliya, Virparda, Hajnali, Modpar, Lutavadar, Barvala, Khevaliya, Khakhrala, Vanaliya, Khareda, Andarna, Vankda, Pipali, Gor Khijadia, Jepur, Bagathala, Biliya, Kantipur, Manekvada, Nagalpar, Nani Vavdi, Ghuntu, Unchi Mandal, Nichi Mandal, Kalikanagar, Lakhdhirpur, Lalpar, Panchasar, Amrapar Nag, Moti Vavdi, Khanpar, Chanchapar, Thorala, Rajpar, Saktasanala, Jodhpur Nadi, Jambudiya, Paneli, Gidach, Makansar, Adepar, Lakhdhirnagar, Lilapar, Ghunada Sajanpar, Ravapara, Vajepar
  3. Paddhari Taluka of Rajkot District – Entire taluka except villages – Khokhri, Jivapar
  4. Lodhika Taluka (Part) of Rajkot District Village – Und Khijadiya
  5. Dhrol Taluka (Part) of Jamnagar District Villages – Chhalla, Golita

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1990 Keshubhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 Mohanbhai Kundariya
1998
2002
2007
2012
2014 (By Poll) Bavanjibhai Metaliya
2017 Lalitbhai Kagathara[5] Indian National Congress
2022 Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Tankara[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya 83,274 46.6
INC Kagathara Lalitbhai 73018 40.86
AAP Sanjay Bhatasna[6] 17834 9.98
NOTA None of the above 1993 1.12
Majority 5.74
Turnout
Registered electors 245,594 [7]
BJP gain from INC Swing

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Tankara[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Lalitbhai Karamshibhai Kagathara 94,090 56.29
BJP Raghavajibhai Gadara 64,320 38.48
Majority 29,770
Turnout 1,67,162 74.43
INC gain from BJP Swing

2014 by-poll

By Election, 2014: Tankara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bavanjibhai Hansrajbhai Metaliya 65,833 52.34
INC Lalitbhai Karamshibhai Kagathara 54,102 43.02
IND. Dilipbhai Talsibhai Savaliya 1,512 1.20
IND. Dayabhai Dalsukhbhai Fefar 868 0.69
JD(U) Babudas Chhagandas Kubavat 861 0.68
NOTA None of the Above 2,068 1.64
Majority 11,731 9.32
Turnout 1,25,766 60.22
BJP hold Swing

2012

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Tankara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya 63,630 42.42
INC Maganbhai Dhanjibhai Vadaviya 48,223 32.15
IND. Lalitbhai Karamshibhai Kagathara 15,746 10.50
GPP Dhirajlal Kanjibhai Bhimani 11,051 7.37
IND. Ramjibhai Jivabhai Rathod 3,432 2.29
BSP Hamirbhai Sagarambhai Toliya 3,283 2.19
Majority 15,407 10.27
Turnout 1,49,985 76.26
BJP hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Gujarat Assembly elections 2022: AAP releases list of 12 candidates. Read here". mint. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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