Gandhidham Assembly constituency

Gandhidham is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Kachchh district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and was created after the 2008 delimitation, and is numbered as 5-Gandhidham.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,

  1. Gandhidham Taluka
  2. Bhachau Taluka (Part) Villages – Kadol, Manfara, Vamka, May, Kharoi, Ner, Baniari, Morgar, Amardi, Kabrau, Kumbhardi, Bandhadi, Sikara, Meghpar (Kunjisar), Karmariya, Vondhada, Halra, Rampar, Lakhpat, Vijpasar, Vondh, Chopadva, Lunva, Sukhpar, Bhujpar, Chirai Nani, Chirai Moti, Chhadavada, Samakhiari, Piprapati, Bhachau (M).
  3. Anjar Taluka (Part) Village – Varsana.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
2012 Ramesh Maheshwari Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 Malti Maheshwari

Election candidate

2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022:Gandhidham Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP B. T. Maheshwari
BJP
INC Bharat Velji Solanki
Registered electors

Election results

2017

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gandhidham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Malti Maheshwari 80,000 52.63 -0.11
INC Kishor Pingol 59,443 39.25 +1.91
Majority 20,270 13.38 -2.02
Turnout 1,51,448 54.53 -6.78
BJP hold Swing

2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Gandhidham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ramesh Maheshwari 72,988 52.74
INC Jayashreeben Chavada 51,675 37.34
BSP Kishor Kanjibhai Kochra 4,786 3.46
Majority 21,313 15.40
Turnout 1,38,389 61.31