Abdasa Assembly constituency

Abdasa is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat in India. It is a segment of Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3] It has been numbered as constituency number 1.

Abdasa
Constituency No. 1 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Lok Sabha constituency	Kachchh
Established	1962
Total electors	253,096[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pradhyumansinh Mahipatsinh Jadeja
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

Areas under Vidhan Sabha Seat

This assembly seat represents the following segments^[4]

1. Lakhpat Taluka
2. Nakhatrana Taluka
3. Abdasa Taluka

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1962	Madhavsinhji Mokaji Jadeja			Swatantra Party
1967	P. B. Thacker			Indian National Congress
1972	Khimji Nagji
1975	Maheshkumar Harjivan Thacker
1980	Kharashanker Vithaldas Joshi			Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Kanubha Madhubha Jadeja			Indian National Congress
1990	Tarachand Chheda			Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Nimaben B.			Indian National Congress
1998	Ibhrahim Mandhara
2002	Narendrasinh Jadeja			Bharatiya Janata Party
2007	Jayantilal Bhanushali
2012	Chhabilbhai Naranbhai Patel			Indian National Congress
2014^	Shaktisinh Gohil
2017[5]	Pradhyumansinh Jadeja
2020^				Bharatiya Janata Party
2022

^By poll

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradhyumansinh Jadeja	80,195	49.15	−0.15
	INC	Mamad Jung Jat	70,764	43.37	+19.31
	Independent	Hakumatsinh Juvansinh Jadeja	3,502	2.15
	Nota	None of the above	2,942	1.8
	AAP	Urmila Bhagat	1,704	1.04	New
Majority			9,431	5.78	−19.03
Turnout			1,63,172
	BJP hold		Swing

2020 by-election

A by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Pradhyumansinh Jadeja, resigned from the assembly and Congress party.^[6] He won the by-election as the candidate for the BJP.^[7]

By-election, 2020: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradhyumansinh Jadeja	71,848	49.3	+7
	INC	Dr. Shantilal Senghani	35,070	24.06	−24.73
	Independent	Hanif Bawa Padhiyar	26,463	18.16	New
	BMP	Akub Acharbhai Mutva	4,983	3.42	New
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,960	2.03	−0.13
Majority			36,778	25.08	+18.59
Turnout			1,46,638	62.43	−4.3
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2017

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Abdasa^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pradhyumansinh Jadeja	73,312	48.79	+2.03
	BJP	Chhabilbhai Patel	63,566	42.30	−3.94
Majority			9,746	6.49	5.97
Turnout			1,50,261	66.73	−4.36
Registered electors			223,787	[5]
	INC hold		Swing

2014 by-election

Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shaktisinh Gohil	67,863	46.76	+4.46
	BJP	Chhabil Patel	67,099	46.24	+9.24
Majority			764	0.52	−4.78
Turnout			145,125	71.09	−2.42
	INC hold		Swing

2012

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chhabilbhai Patel	60704	42.30
	BJP	Jayantilal Bhanushali	53091	37.00
	GPP	Meheshoji Ranaji Sodha	19631	13.68
Majority			7613	5.30
Turnout			143507	73.52
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2007

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jayantilal Bhanushali	39,004	44.37%
	INC	Narendrasinh Jadeja	28,985	32.97%
	BSP	Ibrahim Jafar Halepotra	12,397	14.1%	New
	Independent	Hansrajbhai Bhavni	4,146	4.72	New
Majority			10,019	11.40
Turnout			87,912	64.12
	BJP hold		Swing

2002

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2002: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Narendrasinh Jadeja	49,083	53.24
	INC	Haji Juma Rayma	39,228	42.55
	Independent	Bhanu Shivaji Lakhamidas	3,880	4.21	New
Majority			9,855	10.69
Turnout			92,191	71.89
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1998

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1998: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ibrahim Ishaq Mandhra	30619	43.55%
	BJP	Harendrasinhji Jadeja	29765	42.33%
Majority			854	1.21
Turnout			70310	68.44
	INC hold		Swing

1995

Gujarat Assembly election, 1995: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Nimaben B.	36810	47.08%
	BJP	Tara Chand Chhedad	35471	45.37%
Majority			1339	1.71
Turnout			83163	71.73
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1990

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1990: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tara Chand Chheda	37897	60.30%
	INC	Mahesh Thakkar	23187	36.89%
Majority			14710	23.41
Turnout			64043	61.66
	BJP hold		Swing

1985

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kanu Jadeja	21435	38.31%
	Independent	Abdulahaji Ibrahim Manohara	17597	31.45%
Majority			3838	6.86
Turnout			57197	55.59
	INC hold		Swing

1980

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1980: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kharashanker Vithaldas Joshi	21435	38.31%
	JP	Mahesh Thacker	14420	32.02%
Majority			2245	4.98
Turnout			46429	58.33
	INC hold		Swing

1975

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1975: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mahesh Thacker	19757	50.11%
	ABJS	Pratapsinh Jadeja	9519	24.14%
Majority			10238	25.97
Turnout			42073	50.39
	INC hold		Swing

1972

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khimji Nagji	24743	67.37%
	ABJS	Virendra Shivdas	7419	20.20%
Majority			17324	47.17
Turnout			39312	56.3
	INC hold		Swing

1967

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1967: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P.B. Thacker	20833	59.44%
	SWA	V.S. Patel	14218	40.56%
Majority			6615	18.87
Turnout			37799	62.05
	INC hold		Swing

1962

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1962: Abdasa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	Madhavsinh Jadeja	19699	55.67%
	INC	Jugatram Raval	13894	39.26%
Majority			5805	16.40
Turnout			35940	54.02
	SWA hold		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Kachchh district