Palitana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Palitana
Palitana
Constituency; for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
District	Bhavnagar
State	Gujarat
Electorate	249,837[needs update]
Lok Sabha Constituency	Bhavnagar
Current constituency
Created	2017
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	Bhikhabhai Baraiya
Reservation	None

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

List of segments[edit]

This assembly seat represents the following segments,^[4]

Palitana Taluka
Sihor Taluka (Part) Villages – Agiyali, Ambla, Amargadh, Bekdi, Bhankhal, Bhutiya, Bordi, Budhana, Chorvadala, Devgana, Dhankan Kunda, Dhundhsar, Gadhula (?Gadhoola), Gundala, Ishvariya, Jambala, Kanad, Karmadiya, Khari, Lavarda, Limbaddhar, Madhada, Malvan, Meghvadar, Nava Jaliya, Panch Talavada, Panchvada, Padapan, Piparadi, Piparala, Rajpara, Ramdhari, Ratanpar, Sakhvadar, Sandhida, Sanosara, Sarkadia (Tana), Sarkadiya (Songadh), Sarvedi, Tana, Tarakpaldi, Thala, Thorali, Toda Todi, Varal, Vavdi (Gajabhai), Vavdi (Vachhani), Zariya

Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]

2002 - Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Bharatiya Janata Party
2007 - Mahendra Sarvaiya, Bharatiya Janata Party
2012 - Pravinbhai Rathod, Indian National Congress
2017 - Bhikhabhai Baraiya, Bharatiya Janta Party

Year	Member	Picture	Party
2017	Bhikhabhai Baraiya^[1]			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2017[edit]

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Palitana^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bhikabhai Baraiya	69,479	46.46	+11.68
	INC	Pravinbhai Rathod	55,290	36.97	-6.85
	GJCP	Pravinbhai Gadhavi	7,784	5.21	New
Majority			14,189	9.49	+0.45
Turnout			1,49,543	59.86	-10.93
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2012[edit]

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pravinbhai Rathod	69,396	43.82	+11.91
	BJP	Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya	55,071	34.78	-16.75
	Independent	Arjunbhai Rupsangbhai Yadav	15,895	10.04	New
style="background-color: Template:Gujarat Parivartan Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" \|	[[Gujarat Parivartan Party\|Template:Gujarat Parivartan Party/meta/shortname]]	Rasikbhai Bhingradiya	13,045	8.24	New
Majority			14,325	9.04	-10.58
Turnout			1,58,361
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2007[edit]

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mahendra Sarvaiya	50,939	51.53	+5.92
	INC	Labhubhai Kantrodiya	31,545	31.91	-10.98
	Independent	Shantibhai Mavjibhai Kambad	8,871	8.97	New
Majority			19,394	19.62	+16.9
Turnout			98,855
	BJP hold		Swing

2002[edit]

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Mansukh L. Mandaviya	40,495	45.61
	INC	Karshanbhai Bhikhabhai Vegad	38,079	42.89
	NCP	Parshotambhai Keshavbhai Patel	3,174	3.57
Majority			2,416	2.72
Turnout			88,793	57.62
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
↑ "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

Coordinates: 21°31′N 71°49′E / 21.52°N 71.82°E / 21.52; 71.82

[election2017-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[gjceo-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.

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