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Wankaner Assembly Constituency
Wankaner is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Morbi district and a segment of Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments

  1. Wankaner Taluka
  2. Rajkot Taluka (Part) Villages – Jaliya, Ratanpar, Khorana, Sanosara, Rampara (Suliya), Vankvad, Hirasar, Satda, Jhiyana, Khijadiya, Nagalpar, Rajgadh, Gavaridad, Para Pipaliya, Hadmatiya (Bedi), Nakaravadi, Pipaliya, Ranpar, Kuchiyadad, Rampara Beti, Parevala, Saypar, Kuvadva, Dhamalpar, Sokhada, Ronki, Ghanteshvar, Vajdi Gadh, Vejagam, Maliyasan, Targhadiya, Gunda, Magharvada, Mesvada, Barvan, Chanchadiya, Jamgadh, Rafala, Kherdi, Amargadh, Thorala, Mahika, Thebachda, Gadhka, Bedla, Fadadang, Deroi, Manharpur, Bedi, Madhapar, Anandpar

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
1972 Abdulmutallib K Pirzada Indian National Congress
2007 Mohammed Javed Pirzada
2012
2017
2022 Jitendra Kantilal Somani Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jitendra Kantilal Somani 80,677 39.75 +0.88
INC Mohammed Javed Pirzada 60,722 29.92 -9.7
AAP Vikram Sorani 53,485 26.35 New
Majority 19,955 9.83
Turnout 2,02,972
Registered electors 276,746
BJP gain from INC Swing

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Wankaner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammed Javed Pirzada 72,588 39.62 +0.88
BJP Jitu Somani 71,227 38.87 +3.6
Independent Gordhanbhai Saravaiya 25,547 13.94
Majority 1,361 0.85 -2.63
Turnout 1,83,226 74.89 +0.41
Registered electors 244,664
INC hold Swing

2012

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammed Javed Pirzada 59,038 38.74
BJP Jitu Somani 53,737 35.27
Majority 7,448 3.48
Turnout 1,52,380 74.48
INC hold Swing

1972

  • Abdulmutallib K Pirzada (Congress) : 19,614 votes
  • Keshubhai Patel (BJS) : 10,047

See also