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Assembly constituency 67 · Gujarat

Wankaner is assembly constituency number 67 in Gujarat, in Rajkot district, and one of the segments of the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Jitendra Kantilal Somani (jitu Somani) of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 39.8% of the vote, 19,956 votes ahead of Mahmadjavid Abdulmutlib Pirzada (INC).

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Wankaner · 2022AC 67
  1. 01
    Jitendra Kantilal Somani (jitu Somani)
    BJP
    80,680
    39.75%
  2. 02
    Mahmadjavid Abdulmutlib Pirzada
    INC
    60,724
    29.92%
  3. 03
    Vikram Sorani
    AAP
    53,486
    26.35%
  4. 04
    Ajadia Prakash Naranbhai
    RaJPa
    1,757
    0.87%
  5. 05
    Bhupendra Kanubhai Sagathiya
    BSP
    939
    0.46%
  6. 8 other candidates · 2,919 votesNOTA · 2,473 (1.22%)

Margin 19,956 votes · 9.83% of valid votes

2,81,487
Registered electors
2022 election
72.2%
Turnout
-2.7 pts vs 2017
19,956
Victory margin
9.8% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,02,978 valid votes, NOTA included.

Wankaner 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jitendra Kantilal Somani (jitu Somani)Male · 64 yrsBJP80,680
39.75%
2Mahmadjavid Abdulmutlib PirzadaMale · 74 yrsINC60,724
29.92%
3Vikram SoraniMale · 29 yrsAAP53,486
26.35%
—NOTANOTA2,473
1.22%
4Ajadia Prakash NaranbhaiMale · 28 yrsRaJPa1,757
0.87%
5Bhupendra Kanubhai SagathiyaMale · 52 yrs · SCBSP939
0.46%
6Hinaben Pravinbhai RaiyaniFemale · 46 yrsIndependent538
0.27%
7Rameshbhai Lavajibhai DabhiMale · 61 yrsIndependent524
0.26%
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8Vallabhbhai Karshanbhai VaghelaMale · 55 yrsIndependent427
0.21%
9Merambhai Karmanbhai VaruMale · 27 yrsIndependent414
0.20%
10Navinbhai Amrutbhai VoraMale · 40 yrsIndependent342
0.17%
11Jeeteshbhai Rupabhai SantolaMale · 38 yrsIndependent287
0.14%
12Mahebubbhai Jamalbhai PiparvadiyaMale · 44 yrsIndependent194
0.10%
13Narendrabhai Virabhai DengadaMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent193
0.10%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%20172022BJP 39.8%INC 29.9%AAP 26.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Jitendra Kantilal Somani (jitu Somani)BJP · 39.8% · margin 19,956Turnout72.2%
2017Pirzada Mahamadjavid AbdulmutalibINC · 39.6% · margin 1,361Turnout74.9%

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

Wankaner result 2017

Wankaner 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pirzada Mahamadjavid AbdulmutalibINC72,588
39.62%
2Jitendra Kantilal Somani (jitu Somani)BJP71,227
38.87%
3Gordhanbhai Polabhai SaravaiyaIndependent25,547
13.94%
4Bloch Mustakbhai GulmahmadbhaiBSP3,271
1.79%
—NOTANOTA3,170
1.73%
5Sherasiya Usmangani HushenAAP2,808
1.53%
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6Zapadiya Jagabhai VisabhaiNCP1,026
0.56%
7Sherasiya Hushenbhai JalalbhaiAINHCP753
0.41%
8Mahebub Jamalbhai PiparvadiyaIndependent734
0.40%
9Valjibhai Raghavbhai ChauhanIndependent697
0.38%
10Jitendrabhai Parsotambhai MandaniIndependent469
0.26%
11Balavant Govindbhai SindhavIndependent417
0.23%
12Naranbhai Manjibhai AjadiyaIndependent285
0.16%
13Mamadbhai Miraji MathakiyaJD(U)234
0.13%
Map

Wankaner 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

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

  • Parshottambhai RupalaBJP1,03,866 56.2%
  • Dhanani PareshINC76,743 41.5%
  • Chamanbhai Nagjibhai SavsaniBSP1,421 0.8%
  • Ajagiya Niralbhai AmrutlalIndependent640 0.3%
  • Bhaveshbhai Kantilal PipaliyaIndependent539 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 27,123 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Wankaner assembly seat in 2022?

Jitendra Kantilal Somani (jitu Somani) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Wankaner in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 80,680 votes, which was 39.75% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Wankaner?

The margin was 19,956 votes (9.83% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mahmadjavid Abdulmutlib Pirzada of the Indian National Congress with 60,724 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Wankaner in 2022?

Turnout was 72.17%: 2,03,136 of 2,81,487 registered electors voted, across 307 polling stations. That is 2.7 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Wankaner part of?

Wankaner 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.

Is Wankaner a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Wankaner?

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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