The Gujarat Assembly elections 2022 saw winners big and small with 15 candidates managing to take their respective seats by margins of up to 5,000 votes. Of them, seven candidates are from the Indian National Congress (INC) and six are from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while two candidates belong to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Bhachubhai Dharamshi Aarethiya of the Congress won his seat in the Rapar constituency with the lowest margin of 577 votes, while the runner-up was BJP's Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja.
Congress' Jignesh Mevani won the Vadgam constituency seat by 4,928 votes over BJP's Manibhai Jethabhai Vaghela.
Here's a list of candidates who won their constituency seats by margins below 5,000 votes:
Sr No | Constituency | Winners (Party) | Runner-up (Party) | Margin |
1 | Anklav | Amit Chavda (INC) | Gulabsinh Ratansinh Padhiyar | 2,729 |
2 | Botad | Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai (AAP) | Ghanshyambhai Pragjibhai Virani (BJP) | 2,779 |
3 | Chanasma | Thakor Dineshbhai Ataji (INC) | Dilipkumar Virajibhai Thakor (BJP) | 1,404 |
4 | Dasada | PK Parmar (BJP) | Naushad Solanki (INC) | 2,179 |
5 | Gariadhar | Sudhirbhai Vaghani (Sudhir Vaghani) (AAP) | Nakrani Keshubhai Hirjibhai (BJP) | 4,819 |
6 | Keshod | Devabhai Punjabhai Malam (BJP) | Hirabhai Arjanbhai Jotva (INC) | 4,208 |
7 | Khambhat | Chiragkumar Arvindbhai Patel (INC) | Maheshkumar Kanaiyalal Raval (Mayur Raval) (BJP) | 3,711 |
8 | Kheralu | Sardarbhai Shamalbhai Chaudhary (BJP) | Desai Mukeshkumar Monghjibhai (INC) | 3,964 |
9 | Limkheda | Bhabhor Shaileshbhai Sumanbhai (BJP) | Baria Nareshbhai Punabhai (AAP) | 3,663 |
10 | Manavadar | Arvindbhai Jinabhai Ladani (INC) | Jawaharbhai Pethaljibhai Chavda (BJP) | 3,453 |
11 | Rapar | Bhachubhai Dharamshi Aarethiya (INC) | Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja (BJP) | 577 |
12 | Savarkundla | Kaswala Mahesh (BJP) | Pratap Dudhat (INC) | 3,492 |
13 | Sidhpur | Balvantsinh Chandansinh Rajput (BJP) | Chandanji Talaji Thakor (INC) | 2,814 |
14 | Somnath | Chudasama Vimalbhai Kanabhai (INC) | Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai Parmar (BJP) | 922 |
15 | Vadgam | Jignesh Mevani (INC) | Manibhai Jethabhai Vaghela (BJP) | 4,928 |
