Dharampur, Gujarat Assembly constituency

Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India

Dharampur
Constituency No. 178 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Valsad
LS constituency	Valsad
Established	1951
Total electors	251,137^[1]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Arvindbhai Chhotubhai Patel
Party	Bhartiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Dharampur is one of the 182 assembly constituencies of Gujarat.^[2] It is located in Valsad district.^[3] This seat is reserved for members of Scheduled Tribes.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,^[4]

Dharampur Taluka
Valsad Taluka (Part) Villages – Gorgam, Panchlai, Bhanji Falia, Sonwada, Tighara, Dhanori, Endergota, Khajurdi, Palan, Fanaswada, Atgam, Segva, Muli, Ovada, Kochwada, Kalwada, Pitha, Marala, Sarangpur, Kanjan Ranchhod, Thakkarwada, Kanjan Hari, Gadaria, Kaparia, Dulsad, Bhutsar, Ronvel, Bhoma Pardi, Anjlav, Rabada, Navera, Bodlai, Valandi, Vankal, Ozar, Kachigam, Kakadmati, Faldhara, Kosamkuwa, Velvach, Chinchai

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	Year	Member		Cite
Bombay Legislative Assembly	1952	Atara Bhikha Zina	INC
Bombay Legislative Assembly	1957	Ramubhai Jadav	PJP
Gujarat Legislative Assembly	1962	Ramubhai Jadav	PJP
	1967	K.R. Patel	INC
	1972	Ramubhai Jadav	INC(O)
	1975	Ramubhai Jadav	INC(O)
	1980	Shankarbhai Patel	INC(R)
	1985	Shankarbhai Patel	INC
	1990	Manibhai Chaudhary
	1995	Manibhai Chaudhary
	1998	Ramjibhai Chaudhary
	2002	Kishan Patel	INC
	2007	Chhanabhai Chaudhary	Indian National Congress
	2012	Ishwarbhai Patel	Indian National Congress
	2017	Arvindbhai Patel	Bhartiya Janata Party
	2022	Arvindbhai Patel	Bhartiya Janata Party	^[5]

Election results

2022

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2022: Dharampur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Arvindbhai Patel	83,544	42.24
	AAP	Kamlesh Patel	50,217	25.39
	INC	Kishan Patel	33,507	16.94
Majority			33,327	16.85
Turnout			197,802	78.32
	BJP hold		Swing	Hold

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Dhangadhra^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Arvind Chhotubhai Patel	94,944	53.53	+12.27
	INC	Ishvarbhai Dhedhabhai Patel	72,698	40.98	-9.7
Majority			22,246	12.55	+3.13
Turnout			1,77,380	78.39	-0.91
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2012

^[7]

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Dharampur (ST)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Ishwarbhai Patel	82,319	50.68
	BJP	Sumitraben Chaudhari	67,021	41.26
Majority			15,298	9.42
Turnout			1,62,426	79.30
	INC hold		Swing

References

^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "Dharampur St Election Result 2017 Live: Dharampur St Assembly Elections Result Live Update, Vidhan Sabha Election Result & Live News". News18. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Dharampur (ST) Vidhan Sabha Election - Dharampur (ST) Assembly Election Results, Polling Stations, Voters, Candidates". www.electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "BJP retain its Dharampur seat while Congress came third behind AAP". cnbctv18.com. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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