Khambhalia Assembly Election Results, Gujarat

The Gujarat Assembly elections are to be held by December 2017. Updated information will be available as soon as the results are out post-election.

About Khambhalia Assembly (Vidha Sabha) Constituency– Bye Elections 2014

On September 13, 2014 by-election will take place in Khambhalia assembly constituency and the votes will be counted on September 16. Bypoll got necessitated in this assembly because BJP’s sitting MLA, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, got elected to the parliament during 2014 Lok Sabha election. Mulubhai Bera is the BJP candidate and Goriya Meramanbhai M is the Congress candidate from Khambhalia. BJP has been winning Khambhalia assembly constituency since 1995. During 2012 Vidhan Sabha election, BJP’s Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam defeated Ahir Ebha Karsan Karmur of INC by over 38,382 votes. The main poll planks for BJP are Narendra Modi factor, woman empowerment, and stress on sanitation. Congress is banking upon corruption, inflation, and other local issues.

There are 2,42,484 eligible voters in Khambhalia, among which 1,15,733 are female and 1,26,743 are male. Khambhalia is located in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat. Around 7 per cent of the population here belong to SC and ST community. Major communities, on the basis of caste and religion, found in Khambhalia are Ahir, Jadeja, Muslim, Charan, Rabari, Bharwad, and Mehr. Average literacy rate of this place is 69 per cent, higher than that of national average.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Khambhalia Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Khambhalia assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A C No.	Constituency	Category	Winner	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Party	Votes
2014 (By Poll)	81	Khambhalia	GEN	Ahir Meraman	INC	66410	Ayar Mulubhai Hardasbhai Bera	BJP	65202
2012	81	Khambhalia	GEN	Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam	BJP	79087	Ahir Ebha Karsan Karmur	INC	40705
2007	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Meghji Daya Kanzariya	BJP	40358	Dr.Varotariya Ranmalbhai Nathabhai	INC	39560
2002	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Chavada Karubhai Naran	BJP	33367	Dr. Ranmalbhai Nathabhai Varotariya	INC	31494
1998	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Chavda Karu Naran	BJP	23039	Dr. Sajan Jivabhai Varotaria	INC	11822
1995	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Goria Jesabhai Markhibhai	BJP	26735	Dr. Varotaria Ranmalbhai Nathabhai	INC	25575
1990	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Varotaria Ranmal Narhabhai	INC	25898	Tanna Jagjivandas Jamnadas (Jugubhai Tanna)	BJP	15733
1985	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Madam Hematbhai Rambhai	IND	24385	Khimaji Nandha Jadeja	INC	21266
1980	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Madam Hematbhai Rambhai	IND	19152	Tanna Jagjivandas Jamnadas	INC(I)	18592
1975	30	Khambhalia	GEN	Madam Hemathbhai Rambhai	IND	14086	Pabari Jamnadas Gokaldas	KLP	10358
1972	27	Khambhalia	GEN	Hematbhai Rambhai Madam	IND	15579	Harilal Ramhi Nakum	NCO	8379
1967	27	Khambhalia	GEN	D. V. Barai	SWA	9382	H. R. Nakum	INC	8745
1962	24	Khambhalia	GEN	Harilal Ramji Nakum	INC	13593	Duwarkasa Vithaldas Barai	PSP	5439