Naroda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Naroda assembly constituency is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat. It is located in Ahmedabad District. This is totally urban seat.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[1]

1. Ahmedabad City Taluka (Part) – Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 23, 24, 27, Ahmedabad Cantonment (CB).

Total Number of Voters

[2]

Election	Polling Stations	Male Voters	Female Voters	Others	Total Voters
2017	237	1,41,339	1,22,969	6	2,64,314

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election		Member	Party
	1967	V. Tarachandani	Indian National Congress
	1972	Vishindas Motiani	Indian National Congress
	1975	Thawardas Khubchandani	Indian National Congress (Organisation)
	1980	Ramchand Tahalram	Indian National Congress (Indira)
	1981 (By Poll)	Lekhraj Bachani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	1985	Geetaben Daxini	Indian National Congress
	1990	Gopaldas Bhojwani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	1995	Gopaldas Bhojwani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	1998	Mayaben Kodnani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	2002	Mayaben Kodnani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	2007	Mayaben Kodnani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	2012	Nirmala Wadhwani	Bharatiya Janata Party
	2017	Balram Thawani	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Naroda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Balram Khubchand Thawani	1,08,168	65.53	-0.69
	INC	Omprakash Darogaprasad Tiwari	48,026	29.09	+2.98
	AIHCP	Amitbhai Mohanbhai Patel	1,976	1.20	+1.20
	NCP	Nikulsinh Kamalsinh Tomar	990	0.60	+0.60
	SHS	Rahulsinh Kishorsinh Rajput	957	0.58	+0.58
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,852	1.73	+1.73
Majority			60,142	36.44	-3.67
Turnout			1,65,077	62.45	-3.03
	BJP hold		Swing	-0.69

2012

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Naroda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Nirmalaben Sunilbhai Wadhwani	96,333	66.22	-9.18
	INC	Bhavanbhai Surabhai Bharwad	37,981	26.11	+7.99
	GPP	Pankajbhai Labhshankar Sonpal	4,451	3.06	+3.06
	BSP	Satishkumar Mojiram Kateriya	2,502	1.72	+0.07
	IND.	Ramchand Detaram Mohnani	1,640	1.13	+1.13
Majority			58,352	40.11	-17.17
Turnout			1,45,464	65.48	+9.69
	BJP hold		Swing	-9.18

2007

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2007: Naroda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Dr. Maya Surendrakumar Kodnani	2,37,518	75.40	+0.73
	INC	Dr. Parsottam Fagunmal Harwani	57,076	18.12	-3.13
	BJSH	Hasmukhbhai Thakarshibhai Patel	6,354	2.02	+2.02
	IND.	Dr. Maganbhai Motibhai Parekh	5,745	1.82	+1.82
	BSP	Narendra Bhojumal Tahelramani	5,199	1.65	+0.87
Majority			1,80,442	57.28	+3.86
Turnout			3,14,994	55.79	+6.21
	BJP hold		Swing	+0.73

2002

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2002: Naroda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Dr. Maya Surendrakumar Kodnani	1,55,286	74.67	+6.28
	INC	Kanubhai Bhagvanbhai Kothiya	44,191	21.25	+3.11
	IND.	Mukesh Ratansinh Rathod	3,124	1.50	+1.50
	IND.	Harnishbhai Kantilal Amin	1,817	0.87	+0.87
	BSP	Ranchhodbhai Aalabhai Solanki	1,613	0.78	+0.78
Majority			1,11,095	53.42	+9.39
Turnout			2,07,965	49.58	+2.43
	BJP hold		Swing	+6.28

1998

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 1998: Naroda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Dr. Maya Surendrakumar Kodnani	1,16,269	68.39	+12.20
	INC	Dhirubhai Devrajbhai Patel	41,415	24.36	+1.17
	AIRJP	Jagdishbhai Chimanlal Patel	11,629	6.84	+6.84
	IND.	Radhakishan Uddhavdas Khanvani	349	0.21	+0.21
	IND.	Rameshchandra Virjibhai Vachhani	339	0.20	+0.20
Majority			74,854	44.03	+11.03
Turnout			1,70,001	47.15	+0.28
	BJP hold		Swing	+12.20

References

1. "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.
2. http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf