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Assembly constituency 7 · Gujarat

Vav is assembly constituency number 7 in Gujarat, in Banas Kantha district, and one of the segments of the Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Thakor Geniben Nagaji of the Indian National Congress won with 45.3% of the vote, 15,601 votes ahead of Thakor Swarupji Sardarji (BJP). A bye-election on 13 Nov 2024 was won by Thakor Swarupji Sardarji (BJP), the current MLA.

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Vav · 2022AC 7
  1. 01
    Thakor Geniben Nagaji
    INC
    1,02,513
    45.26%
  2. 02
    Thakor Swarupji Sardarji
    BJP
    86,912
    38.37%
  3. 03
    Amirambhai Shankarlal Ashal
    Independent
    27,346
    12.07%
  4. 04
    Shantibhai Hajabhai Rathod
    Independent
    2,289
    1.01%
  5. 05
    Parmar Nayanaben Ranabhai
    BSP
    1,849
    0.82%
  6. 1 other candidate · 1,596 votesNOTA · 3,997 (1.76%)

Margin 15,601 votes · 6.89% of valid votes

3,02,189
Registered electors
2022 election
75.0%
Turnout
-6.2 pts vs 2017
15,601
Victory margin
6.9% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,26,502 valid votes, NOTA included.

Vav 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thakor Geniben NagajiFemale · 46 yrsINC1,02,513
45.26%
2Thakor Swarupji SardarjiMale · 43 yrsBJP86,912
38.37%
3Amirambhai Shankarlal AshalMale · 47 yrsIndependent27,346
12.07%
—NOTANOTA3,997
1.76%
4Shantibhai Hajabhai RathodMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent2,289
1.01%
5Parmar Nayanaben RanabhaiFemale · 27 yrs · SCBSP1,849
0.82%
6Bhemajibhai PatelMale · 35 yrsAAP1,596
0.70%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%10%20%30%40%50%20172022INC 45.3%BJP 38.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeThakor Swarupji SardarjiBJP · 42.0% · margin 2,442Turnout70.5%
2022Thakor Geniben NagajiINC · 45.3% · margin 15,601Turnout75.0%
2017Thakor Geniben NagajiINC · 49.0% · margin 6,655Turnout81.2%

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

Vav bye-election, 13 Nov 2024

Turnout 70.5% · 2,19,392 of 3,10,994 electors voted

Vav bye-election 2024-11-13 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thakor Swarupji SardarjiBJP92,176
42.02%
2Gulabsinh Pirabhai RajputINC89,734
40.91%
3Patel Mavjibhai ChatarabhaiIndependent27,195
12.40%
—NOTANOTA3,360
1.53%
4Harijan Vikrambhai NagjibhaiIndependent2,038
0.93%
5Chetankumar Keshavlal OzaBTJP1,561
0.71%
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6Laxmiben Sureshbhai ThakorIndependent858
0.39%
7Manojbhai Ranabhai ParmarIndependent842
0.38%
8Jayendra Karshanbhai RathodIndependent652
0.30%
9Madhu Nirupaben NatvarlalIndependent476
0.22%
10Manjuben Vaghaji RathodIndependent472
0.22%

Vav result 2017

Vav 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thakor Geniben NagajiINC1,02,328
49.00%
2Chaudhary Shankarbhai LagdhirbhaiBJP95,673
45.82%
—NOTANOTA3,765
1.80%
3Brahmkshatriya Bhagvatiben KhetsinhbhaiIndependent2,643
1.27%
4Parmar Vajrambhai NavabhaiBSP2,373
1.14%
5Thakor Bhavsingji RamchandjiIndependent791
0.38%
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6Gohil Ranaji NagjiShiv Sena691
0.33%
7Kalal Nagjibhai ShankarbhaiIndependent560
0.27%
Map

Vav 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Vav 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 ChaudhariBJP1,02,972 48.8%
  • Geniben Nagaji ThakorINC1,01,311 48.0%
  • Mansungbhai Mashrubhai ParmarBSP1,865 0.9%
  • Rathod Mavji BhemajiIndependent1,398 0.7%
  • Shrimali Ashokbhai BalchandbhaiIndependent865 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 1,661 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Vav assembly seat in 2022?

Thakor Geniben Nagaji of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Vav in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 1,02,513 votes, which was 45.26% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Vav?

The margin was 15,601 votes (6.89% of valid votes). The runner-up was Thakor Swarupji Sardarji of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 86,912 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Vav in 2022?

Turnout was 75.02%: 2,26,716 of 3,02,189 registered electors voted, across 324 polling stations. That is 6.2 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Vav part of?

Vav 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 Vav had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Nov 2024, Thakor Swarupji Sardarji (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 2,442 votes.

Is Vav a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Vav?

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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