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Assembly constituency 8 · Gujarat

Tharad is assembly constituency number 8 in Gujarat, in Banas Kantha district, and one of the segments of the Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.3% of the vote, 26,506 votes ahead of Gulabsinh Pirabhai Rajput (INC).

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Tharad · 2022AC 8
  1. 01
    Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Chaudhary
    BJP
    1,17,891
    54.27%
  2. 02
    Gulabsinh Pirabhai Rajput
    INC
    91,385
    42.07%
  3. 03
    Sartanbhai Vakhatabhai Hadiyal
    Independent
    1,878
    0.86%
  4. 04
    Hadiyal Maheshkumar Ranchhodbhai
    BSP
    720
    0.33%
  5. 05
    Varan Manubhai Valabhai
    Independent
    476
    0.22%
  6. 9 other candidates · 1,422 votesNOTA · 3,466 (1.60%)

Margin 26,506 votes · 12.20% of valid votes

2,48,450
Registered electors
2022 election
87.5%
Turnout
+1.4 pts vs 2017
26,506
Victory margin
12.2% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,17,238 valid votes, NOTA included.

Tharad 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai ChaudharyMale · 52 yrsBJP1,17,891
54.27%
2Gulabsinh Pirabhai RajputMale · 37 yrsINC91,385
42.07%
—NOTANOTA3,466
1.60%
3Sartanbhai Vakhatabhai HadiyalMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent1,878
0.86%
4Hadiyal Maheshkumar RanchhodbhaiMale · 31 yrs · SCBSP720
0.33%
5Varan Manubhai ValabhaiMale · 29 yrs · SCIndependent476
0.22%
6Virchandbhai Chelabhai ChavdaMale · 30 yrsAAP278
0.13%
7Bochiya Mohanbhai IshvarbhaiMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent211
0.10%
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8Parmar Sedhabhai VaghabhaiMale · 31 yrs · SCIndependent207
0.10%
9Brahmkshatriya Bhagavtiben KhetsinhbhaiFemale · 70 yrsIndependent190
0.09%
10Thakor Laxmiben ShureshbhaiFemale · 32 yrsIndependent166
0.08%
11Prakashbhai Manjibhai DarajiMale · 42 yrsSVPP137
0.06%
12Kamleshbhai Kalubhai DesaiMale · 41 yrsIndependent91
0.04%
13Bharatkumar Khemabhai CharamtaMale · 39 yrsPRJVJP74
0.03%
14Rameshji Vanaji MakvanaMale · 34 yrsGAGUP68
0.03%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%20172022BJP 54.3%INC 42.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai ChaudharyBJP · 54.3% · margin 26,506Turnout87.5%
2019 byeRajput Gulabsinh PirabhaiINC · 48.5% · margin 6,372Turnout68.9%
2017Patel Parbatbhai SavabhaiBJP · 38.8% · margin 11,733Turnout86.2%

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

Tharad bye-election, 21 Oct 2019

Turnout 68.9% · 1,50,286 of 2,17,996 electors voted

Tharad bye-election 2019-10-21 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajput Gulabsinh PirabhaiINC72,959
48.55%
2Patel Jivrajbhai JagtabhaiBJP66,587
44.31%
—NOTANOTA3,565
2.37%
3Ishwarbhai Harsengabhai PatelIndependent3,032
2.02%
4Punjabhai Navabhai RabariNCP1,699
1.13%
5Parmar Sedhabhai VaghabhaiIndependent1,008
0.67%
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6K. N. Bhapadia (joshi)Independent747
0.50%
7Charmata Bharatkumar KhemabhaiIndependent671
0.45%

Tharad result 2017

Tharad 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Patel Parbatbhai SavabhaiBJP69,789
38.75%
2Rajput Damraji DevjibhaiINC58,056
32.23%
3Patel Mavjibhai ChatrabhaiIndependent42,982
23.86%
—NOTANOTA2,725
1.51%
4Patel Maghabhai ArjanbhaiIndependent2,191
1.22%
5Parjapati Ganeshbhai DamrabhaiYuS1,820
1.01%
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6Galsar Nilabhai HemabhaiBSP1,757
0.98%
7Patel Padmabhai DhanabhaiIndependent802
0.45%
Map

Tharad 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 Banas Kantha district

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

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr. Rekhaben Hiteshbhai ChaudhariBJP1,04,887 52.4%
  • Geniben Nagaji ThakorINC90,301 45.1%
  • Mansungbhai Mashrubhai ParmarBSP1,356 0.7%
  • Rathod Mavji BhemajiIndependent1,045 0.5%
  • Shrimali Ashokbhai BalchandbhaiIndependent608 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 14,586 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Tharad assembly seat in 2022?

Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tharad in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 1,17,891 votes, which was 54.27% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Tharad?

The margin was 26,506 votes (12.20% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gulabsinh Pirabhai Rajput of the Indian National Congress with 91,385 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Tharad in 2022?

Turnout was 87.55%: 2,17,518 of 2,48,450 registered electors voted, across 260 polling stations. That is 1.4 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tharad part of?

Tharad is an assembly segment of the Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhari got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Tharad had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 21 Oct 2019, Rajput Gulabsinh Pirabhai (Indian National Congress) won by 6,372 votes.

Is Tharad a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Tharad?

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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