Location
Maninagar assembly constituency is located in Ahmedabad district and consists of:
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Ward No. 36 – Ward No. 36 – Ward No. 43
Category
Designated as a General Constituency.
Voter Turnout
During the 2012 elections, the total number of electors was 228078 and the turnout stood at 70.11%, in real numbers- 159913 voters. 2017 witnessed a turnout decrease; out of the 251431 electors, 65.18% of voters exercised their constitutional rights. In real numbers though it was a reasonable jump-163885 voters.
Representation and Results
2017’s assembly election winner, BJP’s Patel Sureshbhai Dhanjibhai gained a vote share of 70.85% and defeated INC’s Brahmbhatt Shwetaben Narendrabhai whose vote share stood at 24.97%. The remaining candidate in the fray was BSP’s Kesharia Shaileshkumar Valjibhai with 0.75% vote share. 1.59% of votes were under NOTA.
Voting History -2012 & 2017
In 2012, BJP won the constituency and earned 120470 votes that slightly decreased to 116113 votes in 2017. On the other hand, INC garnered 34097 votes in 2012 and 40914 votes in 2017. BSP got 1251 votes in 2012 and 1224 votes in 2017. BJP dominated the district of Ahmedabad in 2017 by winning 15 seats. INC scored 6 seats.
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