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Assembly constituency 5 · Gujarat · SC

Gandhidham is assembly constituency number 5 in Gujarat, in Kachchh district, and one of the segments of the Kachchh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Malti Kishor Maheshwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.2% of the vote, 37,831 votes ahead of Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki (INC).

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Gandhidham · 2022AC 5
  1. 01
    Malti Kishor Maheshwari
    BJP
    83,760
    55.23%
  2. 02
    Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki
    INC
    45,929
    30.28%
  3. 03
    Budhabhai Thavar Maheshwari
    AAP
    14,827
    9.78%
  4. 04
    Maurya K. D.
    BSP
    1,010
    0.67%
  5. 05
    Laljibhai Karabhai Baliya
    SP
    968
    0.64%
  6. 4 other candidates · 2,066 votesNOTA · 3,105 (2.05%)

Margin 37,831 votes · 24.94% of valid votes

3,15,306
Registered electors
2022 election
48.1%
Turnout
-6.4 pts vs 2017
37,831
Victory margin
24.9% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,51,665 valid votes, NOTA included.

Gandhidham 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Malti Kishor MaheshwariFemale · 34 yrs · SCBJP83,760
55.23%
2Bharatbhai Veljibhai SolankiMale · 42 yrs · SCINC45,929
30.28%
3Budhabhai Thavar MaheshwariMale · 63 yrs · SCAAP14,827
9.78%
—NOTANOTA3,105
2.05%
4Maurya K. D.Male · 47 yrs · SCBSP1,010
0.67%
5Laljibhai Karabhai BaliyaMale · 48 yrs · SCSP968
0.64%
6Sondarva Jignasha MaheshbhaiFemale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent793
0.52%
7Samirbhai Jumabhai MaheshwariMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent559
0.37%
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8Arvind Ashok SanghelaMale · 38 yrs · SCGSSP429
0.28%
9Maheshwari Vanita DahyalalFemale · 42 yrs · SCSANVP285
0.19%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%20172022BJP 55.2%INC 30.3%AAP 9.8%BMUP 1.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Malti Kishor MaheshwariBJP · 55.2% · margin 37,831Turnout48.1%
2017Maheshwari Malti KishorBJP · 52.6% · margin 20,270Turnout54.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Gandhidham result 2017

Gandhidham 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Maheshwari Malti KishorBJP79,713
52.63%
2Kishor Gangjibhai PingolINC59,443
39.25%
—NOTANOTA3,578
2.36%
3Bhanjibhai Myajarbhai DungariyaBMUP1,965
1.30%
4Bharya Jumabhai SavaliBSP1,233
0.81%
5Danicha Govindbhai PunamchandAAP1,101
0.73%
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6Sondarva Baluben MaheshbhaiIndependent1,087
0.72%
7Vaghela Somabhai RupabhaiIndependent1,037
0.68%
8Rajesh Ladhabhai ChavdaIndependent561
0.37%
9Ramesh Mavabhai SolankiIndependent436
0.29%
10Advocate Govind DafdaIndependent371
0.24%
11Bharat Umar MaruIndependent331
0.22%
12Vankar Rameshbhai MagabhaiAINHCP219
0.14%
13Baliya Laljibhai KarabhaiASAPA196
0.13%
14Vanjara Hiraben DalpatbhaiRKSP177
0.12%
Map

Gandhidham 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 Kachchh district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Gandhidham is one of the assembly segments of Kachchh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kachchh candidates.

  • Chavda Vinod LakhamshiBJP95,050 62.5%
  • Nitesh Parbatbhai Lalan (matang)INC53,566 35.2%
  • Vijay BhachraBSP1,053 0.7%
  • Vanazara Hiraben DalpatbhaiIndependent531 0.3%
  • Kavitaben Dineshbhai MachchhoyaIndependent426 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 41,484 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Gandhidham.

Who won the Gandhidham assembly seat in 2022?

Malti Kishor Maheshwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Gandhidham in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 83,760 votes, which was 55.23% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Gandhidham?

The margin was 37,831 votes (24.94% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bharatbhai Veljibhai Solanki of the Indian National Congress with 45,929 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Gandhidham in 2022?

Turnout was 48.14%: 1,51,785 of 3,15,306 registered electors voted, across 309 polling stations. That is 6.4 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gandhidham part of?

Gandhidham is an assembly segment of the Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Gandhidham a reserved constituency?

Yes. Gandhidham is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Gandhidham?

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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