Tankara Assembly constituency

Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India

Tankara
Constituency No. 66 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Morbi
LS constituency	Rajkot
Established	1972
Total electors	249,585^[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Tankara is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.^[2]^[3] It is part of Morbi district.

List of segments

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

Tankara Taluka
Morbi Taluka (Part) Villages – Mansar, Naranka, Pipaliya, Virparda, Hajnali, Modpar, Lutavadar, Barvala, Khevaliya, Khakhrala, Vanaliya, Khareda, Andarna, Vankda, Pipali, Gor Khijadia, Jepur, Bagathala, Biliya, Kantipur, Manekvada, Nagalpar, Nani Vavdi, Ghuntu, Unchi Mandal, Nichi Mandal, Kalikanagar, Lakhdhirpur, Lalpar, Panchasar, Amrapar Nag, Moti Vavdi, Khanpar, Chanchapar, Thorala, Rajpar, Saktasanala, Jodhpur Nadi, Jambudiya, Paneli, Gidach, Makansar, Adepar, Lakhdhirnagar, Lilapar, Ghunada Sajanpar, Ravapara, Vajepar
Paddhari Taluka of Rajkot District – Entire taluka except villages – Khokhri, Jivapar
Lodhika Taluka (Part) of Rajkot District Village – Und Khijadiya
Dhrol Taluka (Part) of Jamnagar District Villages – Chhalla, Golita

Year	Member
1990	Keshubhai Patel	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Mohanbhai Kundariya
1998
2002
2007
2012
2014 (By Poll)	Bavanjibhai Metaliya
2017	Lalitbhai Kagathara^[5]	Indian National Congress
2022	Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya	Bharatiya Janata Party

2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Tankara^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Durlabhjibhai Harakhjibhai Dethariya	83,274	46.6
	INC	Kagathara Lalitbhai	73018	40.86
	AAP	Sanjay Bhatasna^[6]	17834	9.98
	NOTA	None of the above	1993	1.12
Majority				5.74
Turnout
Registered electors			245,594	^[7]
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Tankara^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Lalitbhai Karamshibhai Kagathara	94,090	56.29
	BJP	Raghavajibhai Gadara	64,320	38.48
Majority			29,770
Turnout			1,67,162	74.43
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

By Election, 2014: Tankara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Bavanjibhai Hansrajbhai Metaliya	65,833	52.34
	INC	Lalitbhai Karamshibhai Kagathara	54,102	43.02
	IND.	Dilipbhai Talsibhai Savaliya	1,512	1.20
	IND.	Dayabhai Dalsukhbhai Fefar	868	0.69
	JD(U)	Babudas Chhagandas Kubavat	861	0.68
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,068	1.64
Majority			11,731	9.32
Turnout			1,25,766	60.22
	BJP hold		Swing

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2012: Tankara
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya	63,630	42.42
	INC	Maganbhai Dhanjibhai Vadaviya	48,223	32.15
	IND.	Lalitbhai Karamshibhai Kagathara	15,746	10.50
	GPP	Dhirajlal Kanjibhai Bhimani	11,051	7.37
	IND.	Ramjibhai Jivabhai Rathod	3,432	2.29
	BSP	Hamirbhai Sagarambhai Toliya	3,283	2.19
Majority			15,407	10.27
Turnout			1,49,985	76.26
	BJP hold		Swing

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