Padra is assembly constituency number 146 in Gujarat, in Vadodara district, and one of the segments of the Chhota Udaipur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Chaitanyasinh Pratapsinh Zala of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 36.1% of the vote, 6,178 votes ahead of Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh Padhiyar (INC).
- 01Chaitanyasinh Pratapsinh ZalaBJP66,22636.09%
- 02Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh PadhiyarINC60,04832.72%
- 03Dineshbhai Balubhai Patel (dinumama)Independent51,10927.85%
- 04Sandipsinh Vikramsinh RajAAP1,9991.09%
- 05Makwana Savitaben SatishkumarBSP1,1720.64%
- 1 other candidate · 896 votesNOTA · 2,071 (1.13%)
Margin 6,178 votes · 3.37% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,521 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitanyasinh Pratapsinh ZalaMale · 44 yrs | BJP | 66,226 | 36.09% |
| 2 | Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh PadhiyarMale · 41 yrs | INC | 60,048 | 32.72% |
| 3 | Dineshbhai Balubhai Patel (dinumama)Male · 64 yrs | Independent | 51,109 | 27.85% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,071 | 1.13% |
| 4 | Sandipsinh Vikramsinh RajMale · 36 yrs | AAP | 1,999 | 1.09% |
| 5 | Makwana Savitaben SatishkumarFemale · 38 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,172 | 0.64% |
| 6 | Laxmanbhai Shanabhai SolankiMale · 62 yrs · SC | Independent | 896 | 0.49% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, BJP in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Padra result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thakor Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh (padhiyar) | INC | 92,998 | 53.56% |
| 2 | Patel Dineshbhai Balubhai (dinumama) | BJP | 73,971 | 42.60% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,167 | 1.82% |
| 3 | Solanki Kailasben Sureshbhai | Independent | 1,018 | 0.59% |
| 4 | Parmar Navneetbhai Manubhai | BSP | 797 | 0.46% |
| 5 | Gohil Vinubhai | GJCP | 504 | 0.29% |
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| 6 | Parmar Harmanbhai Fulabhai | Independent | 428 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Amjadbhai Babubhai Garasiya | Independent | 287 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Jashubhai Chhitabhai Parmar | AINHCP | 242 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Pankajbhai Balvantray Thakar | NCP | 223 | 0.13% |
Padra 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.
Padra is one of the assembly segments of Chhota Udaipur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chhota Udaipur candidates.
- Jashubhai Bhilubhai RathvaBJP1,12,645 68.3%
- Sukhrambhai Hariyabhai RathwaINC48,960 29.7%
- Bhil Somabhai GokalbhaiBSP1,727 1.0%
- Tadvi RanchhodbhaiBBC541 0.3%
- Rathva Furakanbhai BaljibhaiMLCNG473 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 63,685 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Padra.
Who won the Padra assembly seat in 2022?
Chaitanyasinh Pratapsinh Zala of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Padra in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 66,226 votes, which was 36.09% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Padra?
The margin was 6,178 votes (3.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh Padhiyar of the Indian National Congress with 60,048 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Padra in 2022?
Turnout was 77.08%: 1,83,587 of 2,38,186 registered electors voted, across 246 polling stations. That is 3.7 points lower than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Padra part of?
Padra is an assembly segment of the Chhota Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Padra a reserved constituency?
No. Padra is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Padra?
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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