Rapar Assembly constituency

Rapar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.^[2][3] It is part of Kachchh district. It is numbered as 6-Rapar.

6. Rapar
Constituency No. 6 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Lok Sabha constituency	Kachchh
Established	1962
Total electors	247,463[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments^[4]

1. Rapar Taluka
2. Bhachau Taluka rapar(Part) Villages – Dholavira, Kharoda, Kalyanpar, Janan, Ratanpar, Gadhada, Amarapar, Ganeshpar, Bambhanka, Bapurai, Bharudia, Kankhoi, Chobari, Kakarva, Kanthkot, Nara, Gamdau, Toraniya, Jadsa, Adhoi (Pasakayara), Pasa, Vasatva, Shivlakha, Lakadiya, Gharana, Rajansar, Khodasar, Rajthali, Chandrodi, Naransari, Katariya Juna, Katariya Nava, Laliana, Amaliyara, Jangi, Godpar, Vandhiya, Modpar, Lakhapar, Lakhdhirgadh (Alepar), Shikarpur

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Picture	Party
1962	Jadavji Raghavji Morabia			Swatantra Party
1967	B. Gajsinhji
1972	Premchand Otamchand			Indian National Congress
1975	Harilal Patel			Swatantra Party
1980	Babubhai Shah			Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Harilal Patel			Indian National Congress
1990
1995	Babubhai Shah			Bharatiya Janata Party
1998	Dhirubhai Shah
2002	Babubhai Shah			Indian National Congress
2007
2012	Patel Vaghajibhai Dharamshibhai			Bharatiya Janata Party
2014^	Pankaj Mehta
2017	Santokben Aarethiya[5]			Indian National Congress
2022	Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Rapar Assembly constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja	66961	46.17
	INC	Bhachubhai Dharamshi Aarethiya	66384	45.77
	AAP	Amba Paravant Patel[6]	2434	1.68
	NOTA	None of the above	3942	2.72
Majority			577	0.4
Turnout
Registered electors			247,463	[7]
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Rapar^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Santokben Bachubhai Arethiya	63,814	49.05	+12
	BJP	Pankaj Mehta	48,605	37.36	−12.29
Majority			15,209	11.69
Turnout			1,30,112	59.93	12.17
	INC gain from BJP

2014

By-election, 2014: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pankaj Mehta	59,165	49.65
	INC	Babubhai Meghji Shah	44,151	37.05	+3.76
Majority			15,014	12.60	+6.06
Turnout			119,160	47.76	−14.97
	BJP hold		Swing

2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vaghajibhai Patel	55,280	39.95
	INC	Babubhai Meghji Shah	46,064	33.29
Majority			9,216	6.66
Turnout			1,38,389	62.74
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2007

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Babubhai Shah	42934	46.1
	BJP	Virendrasinh Jadeja	37295	40.05
Majority			5639	6.05
Turnout			93137	52.07
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2002

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2002: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Babubhai Shah	40939	38.98
	BJP	Dhirubhai Shah	36652	34.90
Majority			4287	4.08
Turnout			105024	62.07
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1998

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1998: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dhirubhai Shah	29860	42.60
	AIRJP	Babubhai Shah	22046	31.45
Majority			7814	11.15
Turnout			73870	54.13
	BJP gain from AIRJP		Swing

1995

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1995: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Babubhai Shah	37826	47.03
	INC	Ratanshi Savla	35229	43.80
Majority			2597	3.23
Turnout			83364	60.84
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1990

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1990: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harilal patel	33984	51.66
	BJP	Murubha Jadeja	25731	39.11
Majority			8253	12.55
Turnout			67741	53.75
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1985

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harilal patel	35048	55.86
	BJP	Babubhai Shah	26324	41.96
Majority			8724	13.91
Turnout			64907	54.66
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

1980

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1980: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Babubhai Shah	30619	55.51
	INC	Harilal Patel	21951	39.79
Majority			8668	15.71
Turnout			57214	53.30
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1975

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1975: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Harilal patel	24751	50.39
	Independent	Babulal Shah	24368	49.61
Majority			383	0.78
Turnout			52507	58.41
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1972

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Premchnd Otamchand	13704	41.13
	Independent	Babulal Shah	12151	36.47
Majority			1553	4.66
Turnout			35728	50.83
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1967

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1967: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	B. Gajsinhji	15060	50.66
	INC	H. N. Patel	13205	44.42
Majority			1855	6.24
Turnout			33395	53.90
	SWA gain from INC		Swing

1962

Gujarat Assembly Election, 1962: Rapar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	Jadavji Raghavji Morabia	26113	66.06
	INC	Harilal Patel	13418	33.94
Majority			12695	32.11
Turnout			40110	54.58
	SWA gain from INC		Swing

See also

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