Location
Modasa assembly constituency is located in Aravalli district and consists of:
Modasa Taluka
Dhansura Taluka
Category
Designated as a Scheduled Tribes Constituency.
Voter Turnout
During the 2012 elections, the total number of electors was 216158 and the constituency witnessed a voter turnout of 76.35%, in real numbers- 165029 voters. 2017 witnessed a turnout decrease; out of the 245869 electors, 72.13% of voters exercised their constitutional rights. In real numbers though it was a reasonable jump-177349 voters.
Representation and Results
2017’s assembly election winner, INC’s Thakor Rajendrasinh Shivsinh gained a vote share of 47.03% and defeated BJP’s Parmar Bhikhusinhji Chatursinhji whose vote share stood at 46.11%. The remaining candidate in the fray was NCP’s Patel Manojbhai Ratilal with 1.35% vote share. 2.08% of votes were under NOTA.
Voting History -2012 & 2017
In 2012, INC won the constituency and earned 88879 votes that decreased to 83411 votes in 2017 but still went on to retain the seat. On the other hand, BJP garnered 66021 votes in 2012 and 81771 votes in 2017. NCP got 2402 votes in 2017 election. INC swept the district of Aravalli in 2017 elections by capturing all 3 seats.
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