Bayad Assembly constituency

Bayad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.^[2][3]

Bayad
Constituency No. 32 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Aravalli
Lok Sabha constituency	Sabarkantha
Established	1951
Total electors	246,019[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Dhavalsinh Zala
Party	Independent
Elected year	2022

It is part of Aravalli district.

List of segments

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

1. Bayad Taluka30
2. Malpur Taluka8

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1951 (Bombay State) - Patel Gopaldas Venidas, Indian National Congress
• 1957 (Bombay State) - Lalsinh Kishorsinh Rahevar, Independent
• 1962 - Lalsinh Kishorsinh Rahevar, Swatantra Party
• 1967 - Lalsinh Kishorsinh Rahevar, Swatantra Party
• 1972 - Lalsinh Kishorsinh Rahevar, Indian National Congress (O)
• 1975 - Lalsinh Kishorsinh Rahevar, Indian National Congress (O)
• 1980 - Ramsinh Rupsinh Solanki, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1985 - Ramsinh Rupsinh Solanki, Independent
• 1990 - Chandrabhansinh Mulsinh Solanki, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1995 - Ramsinh Rupsinh Solanki, Indian National Congress
• 1998 - Patel Mahendrabhai Somabhai, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2002 - Ramsinh Rupsinh Solanki, Indian National Congress
• 2007 - Udesinh Punjaji Zala, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2012 - Mahendrasinh Vaghela, Indian National Congress

Year	Member	Picture	Party
2017	Dhavalsinh Zala[5]			Indian National Congress
2019 (By Poll)[6]	Patel Jashubhai Shivabhai
2022	Dhavalsinh Zala			Independent

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022:Bayad Assembly constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dhavalsinh Narendrasinh Zala	67078	38.87
	BJP	Bhikhiben Girvatsinh Parmar	61260	35.5
	INC	Mahendrasinh Shankarsinh Vaghela	29874	17.31
	AAP	Chunibhai Bababhai Patel[7]	5947	3.45
	NOTA	None of the above	2304	1.34
Majority			5,818	3.37
Turnout
Registered electors			245,558	[8]
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

2019

By-election, 2019: Bayad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jashubhai Patel	65,597	46.46
	BJP	Dhavalsingh Narendrasinh Zala	64,854	45.93
	NCP	Chauhan Dolatsinh Jagatsinh	4,065	2.88
Majority			743	0.53
Turnout			1,41,212	60.98
	INC hold		Swing

2017

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Bayad^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dhavalsinh Narendrasinh Zala	79,556	50.39
	BJP	Adesinh Chauhan	71,655	45.39
Majority				5.00
Turnout			1,57,873	70.71
	INC hold		Swing

2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Bayad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mahendrasinh Vaghela	74,746	48.46
	BJP	Udesinh Zala	38,723	25.14
Majority			35,923	23.32
Turnout			1,54,050	76.72
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

See also

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