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Assembly constituency 66 · Gujarat

Tankara is assembly constituency number 66 in Gujarat, in Rajkot district, and one of the segments of the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 46.6% of the vote, 10,256 votes ahead of Kagathara Lalitbhai (INC).

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Tankara · 2022AC 66
  1. 01
    Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya
    BJP
    83,274
    46.60%
  2. 02
    Kagathara Lalitbhai
    INC
    73,018
    40.86%
  3. 03
    Sanjay Bhatasana (patel)
    AAP
    17,834
    9.98%
  4. 04
    Chanani Mushabhai Abharambhai
    BSP
    1,670
    0.93%
  5. 05
    Parmar Shailesh Manubhai
    VPP
    910
    0.51%
  6. NOTA · 1,993 (1.12%)

Margin 10,256 votes · 5.74% of valid votes

2,49,585
Registered electors
2022 election
71.7%
Turnout
-2.8 pts vs 2017
10,256
Victory margin
5.7% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,78,699 valid votes, NOTA included.

Tankara 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai DethariyaMale · 63 yrsBJP83,274
46.60%
2Kagathara LalitbhaiMale · 65 yrsINC73,018
40.86%
3Sanjay Bhatasana (patel)Male · 31 yrsAAP17,834
9.98%
—NOTANOTA1,993
1.12%
4Chanani Mushabhai AbharambhaiMale · 52 yrsBSP1,670
0.93%
5Parmar Shailesh ManubhaiMale · 40 yrs · SCVPP910
0.51%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, BJP in 2022.

0%20%40%60%20172022BJP 46.6%INC 40.9%AAP 10.0%BSP 0.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai DethariyaBJP · 46.6% · margin 10,256Turnout71.7%
2017Kagathara LalitbhaiINC · 56.3% · margin 29,770Turnout74.5%
2014 byeM.B.H. BhaiBJP · 52.4% · margin 11,731Turnout60.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Tankara bye-election, 13 Sept 2014

Turnout 60.2% · 1,25,791 of 2,08,990 electors voted

Tankara bye-election 2014-09-13 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.B.H. BhaiBJP65,833
52.35%
2K.L.K. BhaiINC54,102
43.02%
—NOTANOTA2,068
1.64%
3S.d Bhai.talsi BhaiIndependent1,512
1.20%
4F.d Bhai.daya BhaiIndependent868
0.69%
5K.b.chhagan DasJD(U)861
0.68%
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6D.p.meghaji BhaiIndependent522
0.42%

Tankara result 2017

Tankara 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kagathara LalitbhaiINC94,090
56.29%
2Raghavajibhai Jivarajbhai GadaraBJP64,320
38.48%
—NOTANOTA2,885
1.73%
3Shekhva Veljibhai NathubhaiBSP1,971
1.18%
4Sadatiya Amrutlal DevshibhaiIndependent1,093
0.65%
5Satubha Amarsang JadejaIndependent662
0.40%
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6Khodabhai Jagabhai PanchiyaIndependent546
0.33%
7Aatresha Rameshbhai ShivabhaiIndependent408
0.24%
8Paramar Nirmlaben KamleshbhaiRPI386
0.23%
9Amrutiya Harsukhbhai RatnabhaiIndependent276
0.17%
10Bavarva Narendra ChunilalAINHCP276
0.17%
11Vanol Kesharben ValjibhaiBBC249
0.15%
Map

Tankara 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 Rajkot district

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

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Parshottambhai RupalaBJP1,11,206 67.5%
  • Dhanani PareshINC49,282 29.9%
  • Chamanbhai Nagjibhai SavsaniBSP1,864 1.1%
  • Ajagiya Niralbhai AmrutlalIndependent525 0.3%
  • Bhaveshbhai Kantilal PipaliyaIndependent485 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 61,924 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Tankara assembly seat in 2022?

Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tankara in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 83,274 votes, which was 46.60% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Tankara?

The margin was 10,256 votes (5.74% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kagathara Lalitbhai of the Indian National Congress with 73,018 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Tankara in 2022?

Turnout was 71.67%: 1,78,867 of 2,49,585 registered electors voted, across 300 polling stations. That is 2.8 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tankara part of?

Tankara is an assembly segment of the Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Parshottambhai Rupala got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Tankara had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Sept 2014, M.B.H. Bhai (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 11,731 votes.

Is Tankara a reserved constituency?

No. Tankara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Tankara?

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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