# Palitana Assembly constituency

Palitana is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Bhavnagar district.

## List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,
* Palitana Taluka
* Sihor Taluka (Part) Villages – Agiyali, Ambla, Amargadh, Bekdi, Bhankhal, Bhutiya, Bordi, Budhana, Chorvadala, Devgana, Dhankan Kunda, Dhundhsar, Gadhula (?Gadhoola), Gundala, Ishvariya, Jambala, Kanad, Karmadiya, Khari, Lavarda, Limbaddhar, Madhada, Malvan, Meghvadar, Nava Jaliya, Panch Talavada, Panchvada, Padapan, Piparadi, Piparala, Rajpara, Ramdhari, Ratanpar, Sakhvadar, Sandhida, Sanosara, Sarkadia (Tana), Sarkadiya (Songadh), Sarvedi, Tana, Tarakpaldi, Thala, Thorali, Toda Todi, Varal, Vavdi (Gajabhai), Vavdi (Vachhani), Zariya

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 2002 | Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2007 | Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2012 | Pravin Rathod | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election candidate
### 2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Palitana Assembly constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Bhikhabhai Ravajibhai Baraiya | 81568 | 48.77 |
| | INC | Rathod Pravinbhai Jinabhai | 53991 | 32.28 |
| | AAP | Kheni Jinabhai Parshottambhai (Dr. Z. P. Kheni) | 25019 | 14.96 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1930 | 1.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 16.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 276,696 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

## Election results
### 2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Palitana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bhikabhai Baraiya | 69,479 | 46.46 | +11.68 |
| | INC | Pravinbhai Rathod | 55,290 | 36.97 | −6.85 |
| | GJCP | Pravinbhai Gadhavi | 7,784 | 5.21 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,189 | 9.49 | +0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,49,543 | 59.86 | −10.93 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2012

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pravinbhai Rathod | 69,396 | 43.82 | +11.91 |
| | BJP | Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya | 55,071 | 34.78 | −16.75 |
| | Independent | Arjunbhai Rupsangbhai Yadav | 15,895 | 10.04 | New |
| | GPP | Rasikbhai Bhingradiya | 13,045 | 8.24 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,325 | 9.04 | −10.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,361 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2007

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Mahendrasinh Sarvaiya | 50,939 | 51.53 | +5.92 |
| | INC | Labhubhai Kantrodiya | 31,545 | 31.91 | −10.98 |
| | Independent | Shantibhai Mavjibhai Kambad | 8,871 | 8.97 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,394 | 19.62 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,855 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2002

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Mansukh L. Mandaviya | 40,495 | 45.61 |
| | INC | Karshanbhai Bhikhabhai Vegad | 38,079 | 42.89 |
| | NCP | Parshotambhai Keshavbhai Patel | 3,174 | 3.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,416 | 2.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,793 | 57.62 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |