Vijapur Assembly constituency

Not to be confused with Vaijapur Assembly constituency.

Vijapur is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.^[2][3] It is part of Mahesana district. It is numbered as 26-Vijapur.

Vijapur
Constituency No. 26 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Lok Sabha constituency	Mahesana
Established	1951
Total electors	224,589[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent C. J. Chavda
Party	Bhartiya Janta Party
Elected year	^2024 bye election

List of segments

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

1. Vijapur Taluka

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Bombay State

Vijapur North

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1951	Kacharabhai Kanjidas Patel			Indian National Congress
1957	Gangaram Chunilal Raval			Independent politician

Vijapur South

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1951	Mansingh Pruthviraj Patel			Indian National Congress
1957	Bechardas Hargovandas Patel			Independent politician

Gujarat Vidhan Sabha

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1962	Gangaram Chunilal Raval			Indian National Congress
1967	Gangaram Chunilal Raval			Indian National Congress
1972	Gangaram Chunilal Raval			Indian National Congress
1975	A. K. Patel[5]			Independent politician
1980	A. K. Patel			Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Nareshkumar Raval			Indian National Congress
1990	Nareshkumar Raval			Indian National Congress
1995	Atmaram Maganbhai Patel			Bharatiya Janata Party
1998	Nareshkumar Raval			Indian National Congress
2002	Kanti Patel			Bharatiya Janata Party
2007	Kanti Patel			Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Prahladbhai Patel			Indian National Congress
2017	Ramanbhai Dhulabhai Patel[6]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Dr. C. J. Chavda			Indian National Congress
2024^				Bharatiya Janata Party

• ^ denotes by-election

Election results

2024 by-election

Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Vijapur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	C. J. Chavda	100,641	67.49	22.41
	INC	Dineshbhai Tulsibhai Patel	44,413	29.78	19.74
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,195	0.8	0.49
Majority			56,228	37.71	33.27
Turnout			1,49,116
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2022

2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Vijapur^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. J. Chavda	78,749	49.52	2.49
	BJP	Ramanbhai Dhulabhai Patel	71,696	45.08	2.72
	AAP	Chiragbhai Patel[8]	5,019	3.16	New
	NOTA	None of the above	2,059	1.29	N/A
Majority			7,053	4.44	3.67
Turnout
Registered electors			224,700	[9]
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2017 Vidhan Sabha Election

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Vijapur^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ramanbhai Dhulabhai Patel	72,326	47.80
	INC	Nathabhai Patel	71,162	47.03
	IND	Upendrasinh Vihol	1,555	1.03
Majority			1,264	0.77
Turnout			1,51,302	72.12
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2012 Vidhan Sabha Election

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Prahladbhai	70729	49.21
	BJP	Kantilal Patel	61970	43.12
Majority			8759	6.09
Turnout			143715	75.85
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1975 Vidhan Sabha Election

• A. K. Patel (IND): 26,826 votes
• Atmaram Maganbhai Patel (KLP): 17,234 votes