Sitting and previous MLAs from Dhanera Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Dhanera assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency | Category | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
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| 2012 | 9 | Dhanera | GEN | Joitabhai Kasnabhai Patel | INC | 87460 | Purohit Vasantbhai Ranchhodji | BJP | 57169 |
| 2007 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Mafatlal Motiram Purohit | BJP | 65463 | Pantrod Nathabhai Hegolabhai | INC | 51699 |
| 2002 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Patel Harjivanbhai Hirabhai | BJP | 60573 | Joitabhai Kasnabhai Patel | INC | 57530 |
| 1998 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Harjivanbhai Hirabhai Patel | BJP | 55883 | Patel Nathabhai Hegolabhai | INC | 42504 |
| 1995 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Rabari Govabhai Hamirabhai | INC | 63814 | Patel Harjivanbhai Hirabhai | BJP | 52352 |
| 1990 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Patel Harjivanbhai Hirabhai | BJP | 42252 | Desai Govabhai Hamirabhai | INC | 40049 |
| 1985 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Patel Joitabhai Kashnabhai | INC | 31166 | Shah Rameshchandra Valchand | BJP | 16975 |
| 1980 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Patel Joitabhai Kasnabhai | JNP(JP) | 24067 | Dave Mansukhlal Jeyshanker | INC(I) | 18245 |
| 1975 | 99 | Dhanera | GEN | Dave Mansukhlal Jayshanker | INC | 13971 | Akolia Vishabhai Mehdas | BJS | 12170 |
| 1972 | 89 | Dhanera | GEN | Dalubhai Savajibhai Desai | INC | 18523 | S Godadbhai Parikh | NCO | 8872 |
| 1967 | 89 | Dhanera | GEN | B.J. Joshi | SWA | 15146 | S.M. Shah | INC | 10813 |
| 1962 | 51 | Dhanera | GEN | Surajmal Mavjibhai Shah | INC | 10665 | Balashanker Jayshanker Joshi | SWA | 10413 |
