Location
Kamrej assembly constituency is located in Surat district and consists of:
Kamrej Taluka
Choryasi Taluka (Part) Villages – Saroli, Saniya Hemad, Simada, Sarthana, Puna, Magob.
Category
Designated as a General Constituency.
Voter Turnout
During the 2012 elections, the total number of electors was 304630 and the constituency recorded a voter turnout of72.21 %, in real numbers- 219970 voters. 2017 witnessed a turnout decrease; out of the 428700 electors, 64.96% of voters chose to cast their vote. In real numbers though it was a reasonable jump- 278466 voters.
Representation and Results
2017’s assembly election winner, BJP’s V. D. Zalavadiya gained a vote share of 52.92% and defeated INC’s Ashok (Jiravala) whose vote share stood at 42.80%. The remaining candidate in the fray was AAAP’s Ram Dhaluk with 0.52% Vote share. 1.23% of votes were under NOTA.
Voting History -2012 & 2017
In 2012, BJP won the constituency and earned 126032 votes that increased to 147371 votes in 2017. On the other hand, INC garnered 64661 votes in 2012 and 119180 votes in 2017. AAAP got 1454 votes in 2017. BJP dominated the district of Surat in 2017 by winning 15 seats. INC had to settle with 1 seat.
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