Akota is assembly constituency number 143 in Gujarat, in Vadodara district, and one of the segments of the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 68.8% of the vote, 77,753 votes ahead of Rutvij Dilipbhai Joshi (INC).
- 01Chaitanya Makarandbhai DesaiBJP1,13,31268.76%
- 02Rutvij Dilipbhai JoshiINC35,55921.58%
- 03Shashank Rajesh KhareAAP10,0186.08%
- 04Jatin ShahIndependent9210.56%
- 05Narendrabhai Lalubhai ParmarABHM4290.26%
- 6 other candidates · 1,716 votesNOTA · 2,839 (1.72%)
Margin 77,753 votes · 47.18% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,64,794 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitanya Makarandbhai DesaiMale · 49 yrs | BJP | 1,13,312 | 68.76% |
| 2 | Rutvij Dilipbhai JoshiMale · 42 yrs | INC | 35,559 | 21.58% |
| 3 | Shashank Rajesh KhareMale · 35 yrs | AAP | 10,018 | 6.08% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,839 | 1.72% |
| 4 | Jatin ShahMale · 44 yrs | Independent | 921 | 0.56% |
| 5 | Narendrabhai Lalubhai ParmarMale · 45 yrs | ABHM | 429 | 0.26% |
| 6 | Bharti ParmarFemale · 50 yrs | SUCI | 343 | 0.21% |
| 7 | Mukesh Shivprasad NayakMale · 46 yrs | RSPS | 326 | 0.20% |
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| 8 | Dr. Rahul Vasudevbhai VyasMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 291 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Rajeshbhai Bhikhabhai MaliMale · 38 yrs | GNNS | 283 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Deepak Harishchandra PalkarMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 248 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Dineshbhai VyasMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 225 | 0.14% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Akota result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seemaben Akshaykumar Mohile | BJP | 1,09,244 | 65.38% |
| 2 | Ranjit Sharadchandra Chavan | INC | 52,105 | 31.19% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,536 | 1.52% |
| 3 | Nikhil Yatin Patel | NCP | 1,027 | 0.61% |
| 4 | Amit Ramkripal Tiwari | Independent | 655 | 0.39% |
| 5 | Rushikant Shastri | AINHCP | 648 | 0.39% |
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| 6 | Pathan Mohammad Soyebkhan (guddu) | BSP | 465 | 0.28% |
| 7 | Mahebubkhan Yusufkhan Sindhi (vakil) | Independent | 399 | 0.24% |
Akota outlined in orange among the other Gujarat seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Vadodara district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Akota is one of the assembly segments of Vadodara. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Vadodara candidates.
- Dr. Hemang JoshiBJP1,21,232 73.0%
- Padhiyar Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh (bapu)INC42,429 25.5%
- Jadav Amitkumar RamjibhaiBSP618 0.4%
- Anilbhai SharmaHS359 0.2%
- Rajesh RathodIndependent357 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 78,803 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Akota.
Who won the Akota assembly seat in 2022?
Chaitanya Makarandbhai Desai of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Akota in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 1,13,312 votes, which was 68.76% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Akota?
The margin was 77,753 votes (47.18% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rutvij Dilipbhai Joshi of the Indian National Congress with 35,559 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Akota in 2022?
Turnout was 59.75%: 1,64,928 of 2,76,031 registered electors voted, across 246 polling stations. That is 7.8 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Akota part of?
Akota is an assembly segment of the Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Hemang Joshi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Akota a reserved constituency?
No. Akota is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Akota?
The Gujarat assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Gujarat assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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