Vadgam Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Vadgam | state = Gujarat | district = Banaskantha | loksabha_cons = Patan | established = 2007 | reservation = SC | type= SLA | constituency_no = 11 | mla = Jignesh Mevani | party = Indian National Congress | latest_election_year = 2022 | electors = {{formatnum:295281}} }} '''Vadgam''' is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.<ref name=gjceo>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> It is part of Banaskantha district, numbered as 11-Vadgam and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. It falls under the Patan Lok Sabha constituency.

==List of segments== This assembly seat represents the following segments,<ref>{{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=|access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref>

# Vadgam Taluka # Palanpur Taluka (Part) Villages – Hathidra, Kumpar, Godh, Dhandha, Khasa, Hoda, Galwada, Sagrosana, Bhagal (Jagana), Manaka, Gola, Merwada (Ratanpur), Vagda, Jagana, Vasna (Jagana), Badarpura (Kalusana), Saripada, Patosan, Salla, Sasam, Takarwada, Tokariya, Sedrasana, Kamalpur, Fatepur, Semodra, Asmapura (Gola), Dhelana, Kharodiya, Jasleni, Badargadh, Kanodar (CT).

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Member !colspan="2"|Party |- |2002 |Dolatbhai Parmar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |2007 | Fakir Vaghela<ref name=election2007>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3839-gujarat-2007/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2007 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 11 July 2021}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |2012 | Manilal Vaghela<ref name=election2012/> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |- |2017 | rowspan="2"|Jignesh Mevani<ref name=election2017>{{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}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- |2022 |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}

==Election results==

=== 2022 === <section begin="Assembly Election 2022"/> {{Election box begin| |title=Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Vadgam Assembly constituency }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Jignesh Mevani|party=Indian National Congress|votes=94,765|percentage=48.00%|change=+48%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Manilal Vaghela|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=89,837|percentage=45.51%|change=+5.19%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dalpat Bhatiya<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP's 6th List For Gujarat Polls Out, 73 Names Out Of 182 Seats Revealed |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aaps-6th-list-for-gujarat-polls-out-73-names-out-of-182-seats-revealed-3450225 |access-date=21 October 2022 |work=NDTV.com |date=21 October 2022}}</ref>|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=4,493|percentage=2.28|change=+2.28%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=2,877|percentage=1.46|change=}} {{Election box majority||votes=4,928|percentage=2.49|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes=197,420|percentage=66.21%|change=-6.00%}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum:295281}} |ref=<ref name="Gujarat Elections ECI">{{cite web |title=Gujarat Legislative Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/72-gujarat/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> }}< {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Independent politician |swing = }} {{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022" />

=== 2017 === {{Election box begin | title=Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Vadgam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate = Jignesh Mevani |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 95,497 |percentage = 50.79 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Vijaykumar Chakravarti |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 75,801 |percentage = 40.32 |change = -0.24 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 4,255 |percentage = 2.26 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |candidate = Narendra Makwana |party = Independent |votes = 3,711 |percentage = 1.97 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Pushpaben Jadav |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,263 |percentage = 0.67 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 19,696 |percentage = 10.47 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,88,006 |percentage = 72 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Independent (politician) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2012=== {{Election box begin | title=2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Vadgam<ref name=election2012>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3840-gujarat-2012/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2012 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 11 July 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Manilal Vaghela |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 90375 |percentage = 53.48 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Fakir Vaghela |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 68536 |percentage = 40.56 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Parmar Jayeshkumar Khemchandbhai |party = Independent (politician) |votes = 5190 |percentage = 3.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Vansola Gautambhai Kanjibhai |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 1672 |percentage = 0.99 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 21839 |percentage = 12.92 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 168988 |percentage = 72.27 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2007=== {{Election box begin | title=Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Fakir Vaghela |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 50,481 |percentage = 44.76 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Dolatbhai Parmar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 40,776 |percentage = 36.16 |change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Dineshbhai Parmar |party = Independent politician |votes = 16,372 |percentage = 14.52 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = |percentage = 8.60 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 112776 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{cite web |title=Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/72-gujarat/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

Category:Assembly constituencies of Gujarat Category:Politics of Banaskantha district Category:2007 establishments in Gujarat Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2007