Details of Gujarat assembly elections 2012: 2nd phase

| Updated: Monday, December 17, 2012, 12:52 [IST]

After an absorbing first phase which recorded 68 per cent turnout, Gujarat is set to go to the second and final phase of the crucial assembly polls. The high turnout in the first phase has made the election all the more interesting with various quarters wondering whether the outcome will be marked by a strong anti-incumbency sentiment or if Narendra Modi will return with even a stronger mandate.

Gujarat Phase 2 Prominent Candidates

The second phase will see the northern, central and southern parts of the state going to the elections and compared to Saurashtra-Kutch region, Narendra Modi is set to witness an easier challenge. Elections will be held in 95 constituencies on Dec 17 and the results will be declared on Dec 20.

Here are the details of the second phase and the previous election's results in the 95 seats that will go to the elections in the second phase.

Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012

2007 results in constituencies going to the polls on December 17
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Abdasa	1	JP Bhanushali of BJP	JN Madhavsinhji of Congress	10,119 votes (11.4%)
Mandvi	2	SD Govindbhai of BJP	PC Narayanbhai of Congress	4.139 votes (4.7%)
Bhuj	3	AV Gopalbhai of BJP	AS Karshanbhai of Congress	21,582 votes (16.2%)
Anjar	4	AN Bhabeshbhai of BJP	HV Kathadbhai of Congress	17,588 votes (11.5%)
Gandhidham (SC)	5	New	New	New
Rapar	6	GB Meghji of Congress	JV Bahadursinh of BJP	5,639 votes (6.1%)
Vav	7	PP Savabhai of BJP	PM Chatarabhai (Ind)	42,709 votes (27.2%)
Tharad	8	New	New	New
Dhanera	9	PM Motiram of BJP	PN Hegolabhai of Congress	13,764 votes (10.1%)
Danta (ST)	10	GM Bheravdanji of Congress	SJ Gambhirsinh of BJP	32, 943 votes (23.9%)
Vadgam (SC)	11	VF Raghabhai of BJP	D Parmar of Congress	9,705 votes (8.6%)
Palanpur	12	PG Madhavlal of BJP	JR Dhudala of Congress	16,097 votes (12.5%)
Deesa	13	VL Khodaji of BJP	RG Hamirabhai of Congress	18,622 votes (13.4%)
Deodar	14	MA Amrutlal of BJP	VM Pratapshinhji of BSP	20,392 votes (15.6%)
Kankrej	15	DB Jesangbhai of BJP	KD Lakhabhai of Congress	840 votes (0.4%)
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Radhanpur	16	CS Lagdhirbhai of BJP	DR Merajbhai (Ind)	27,716 votes (25.2%)
Chanasma	17	PR Somabhai of BJP	DM Devjibhai of Congress	16,331 votes (18.7%)
Patan	18	PA Mafatbhai of BJP	PK Nanalal of Congress	6,004 votes (6.0%)
Sidhpur	19	JN Vyas of BJP	BC Rajput of Congress	2,429 votes (2.2%)
Kheralu	20	DB Shankarji of BJP	ADR Rambhai of Congress	17,323 votes (16.0%)
Unjha	21	PN Lalludas of BJP	PM Patel of Congress	4,997 votes (22.7%)
Visnagar	22	PR Ganeshbhai of BJP	BS Patel of Congress	29,838 votes (24.6%)
Becharaji	23	New	New	New
Kadi (SC)	24	PN Ratilal of BJP	TB Chanduji of Congress	1,327 votes (1.0%)
Mahesana	25	New	New	New
Vijapur	26	KR Patel of BJP	BS Patel of Congress	14,266 votes (12.6%)
Himatnagar	27	PP Khodabhai of BJP	CK Patel of Congress	8,702 votes (6.6%)
Idar (SC)	28	VR Isvarlal of BJP	VM Jethabhai of Congress	15,217 votes (132.2%)
Khedbrahma (ST)	29	A Kotval of Congress	BR Becharbhai of BJP	25,890 votes (23.7%)
Bhiloda (ST)	30	A Joshiyara of Congress	CV Mansinhbhai	11,756 votes (9.7%)
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Modasa	31	PD Vakhatsijhi of BJP	PH Shivabhai of Congress	10,339 votes (9.5%)
Bayad	32	ZU Punjaji of BJP	SR Rupsinh of Congress	5,684 votes (6.6%)
Prantij	33	CJ Mansinhji of BJP	ZV Dilipsinh of Congress	11,797 votes (11.3%)
Dahegam	34	New	New	New
Gandhinagar South	35	New	New	New
Gandhinagar North	36	New	New	New
Mansa	37	Prof PM Madhavalal of BJP	TB Mohansinghji of Congress	3,370 votes (3.3%)
Kalol	38	PS Chaturdas of Congress	PN Kantilal of BJP	2,830 votes (2.3%)
Ghatlodia	41	New	New	New
Vejalpur	42	New	New	New
Vatva	43	New	New	New
Ellisbridge	44	R Shah of BJP	KK Patel of Congress	62,243 votes (47.9%)
Naranpura	45	New	New	New
Nikol	46	New	New	New
Naroda	47	Dr M Kodnani of BJP	Dr P Harwani of Congress	1,80,442 votes (57.3%)
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Thakkarbapa Nagar	48	New	New	New
Bapunagar	49	New	New	New
Amraiwadi	50	New	New	New
Dariapur	51	New	New	New
Jamalpur-Khadia	52	New	New	New
Maninagar	53	Narendra Modi of BJP	D Patel of Congress	87,161 votes (43.4%)
Danilimda (SC)	54	New	New	New
Sabarmati	55	PG Yogeshbhai of BJP	SK Chimanlal of Congress	69,323 votes (42.1%)
Asarwa (SC)	56	PB Jadeja of BJP	Dr M Pattani of Congress	17,703 votes (14.3%)
Daskroi	57	PB Jamdadas of BJP	TM Somabhai of Congress	23,342 votes (12.0%)
Khambhat	108	New	New	New
Borsad	109	AA Chavda of Congress	GP Fatesinh of BJP	31,525 votes (27.0%)
Anklav	110	New	New	New
Umreth	111	VL Udesinh of Congress	PV Chotabhai of BJP	4,114 votes (4.3%)
Anand	112	PJ Rajubhai of BJP	kantibhagat of Congress	1,770 votes (1.2%)
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Petlad	113	N Patel of Congress	RR Patel of BJP	3,513 votes (3.9%)
Sojitra	114	RA Ashabhai of BJP	MB Yogendrabhai of Congress	5,960 votes (6.2%)
Matar	115	CD Jesingbhai of BJP	Narhari Amin	7,799 votes (7.4%)
Nadiad	116	DP Vinubhai of BJP	Desai Surendrabhai of Congress	13,360 votes (11.3%)
Mehmedabad	117	CS Bhalabhai of BJP	GR Chauhan of Congress	11,548 votes (10.9%)
Mahudha	118	NF Thakor of Congress	SN Bhatt of BJP	9,259 votes (9.6%)
Thasra	119	PR Prabhatsinh of Congress	CB Raysinh of BJP	8,564 votes (7.3%)
Kapadvanj	120	PM Devjibhai of Congress	B Shah of BJP	7,113 votes (6.5%)
Balasinor	121	CM Kohyabhai of BJP	P rajeshbhai of Congress	15,784 votes (16.0%)
Lunawada	122	PH Haribhai of Congress	MK Hirabhai of BJP	84 votes (0.1%)
Santrampur (ST)	123	PP Krishnakumarsinhji of Congress	PJ Purshotamdas of BJP	8,807 votes (8.6%)
Shehra	124	AJ Ghelabhai of BJP	ST Ravsinh of Congress	18,453 votes (16.1%)
Morva Hadaf (ST)	125	New	New	New
Godhra	126	CK Raulji of Congress	CP Pratapsinh of BJP	14,501 votes (12.4%)
Kalol	127	New	New	New
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Halol	128	PJ Chandrasinhji of BJP	BU Mohanbhai of Congress	16,189 votes (15.8%)
Fatepura (ST)	129	New	New	New
Jhalod (ST)	130	MD Bhimabhai of Congress	KB Jethabhai of BJP	10,785 votes (10.1%)
Limkheda (ST)	131	BC Chhaganbhai of Congress	BB Soniyabhai of BJP	3,440 votes (3.8%)
Dahod (ST)	132	New	New	New
Garbada (ST)	133	New	New	New
Devgadhbaria	134	MT Kanaksinh of NCP	PV Pratapsinh of BJP	5,269 votes (5.5%)
Savli	135	CK Raysinh of Congress	IJ Champaklal of BJP	5,439 votes (4.9%)
Vaghodia	136	SM Babubhai of BJP	PJ Khemabhai of Congress	9,293 votes (8.0%)
Chhota Udaipur (ST)	137	GR Rathva of BJP	SH Rathva of Congress	6,118 votes (6.2%)
Jetpur (ST)	138	MC Rathava of Congress (GEN constituency last time)	JS Rathva of BJP	939 votes (1.0%)
Sankheda (ST)	139	TA Motibhai of BJP	TB Ambala of Congress	9,564 votes (11.7%)
Dabhoi	140	SC Patel of Congress	PA Chandubhai of BJP	12,950 votes (14.3%)
Vadodara City (SC)	141	New	New	New
Sayajigunj	142	J Sukhadiya of BJP	PR Chaturbhai of Congress	75,941 votes (28.3%)
Name	AC No	2007 winner	Second	Margin & (%)
Akota	143	New	New	New
Raopura	144	Y Patel of BJP	Dr PS mehta of Congress	52,923 votes (40.7%)
Manjalpur	145	New	New	New
Padra	146	DB Patel (Ind)	Dr TM Parmer of BJP	14,173 votes (12.1%)
Karjan	147	DC Motibhai of Congress	KN Mithalal of BJP	2,286 votes (2.1%)

Bharatiya Janata Party Won: 45 seats
Indian National Congress Won: 20 seats
Independents Won: 1 seat
Others Won: 1 seat
New seats after delimitation: 28 seats

Biggest Margin: 1,180,442 votes (BJP beat Congress in Naroda)
Smallest Margin: 84 votes (Congress beat BJP in Lunawada)

Important constituencies in Phase II

Maninagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is fighting from this seat. Wife of suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, Shweta Bhatt, is contesting against him on Congress ticket.
Ghatlodia: State revenue minister Anandiben Patel is contesting from this seat. Last time, she contested from Patan constituency. Ramesh Patel (Dudhwala) is fighting on Congress ticket against her.
Akota: Industries minister Saurabh Patel, who won from Botad in 2007, is contesting from this seat. His opponents are Congress's Lalit Patel and Gujarat Parivartan Party's (GPP Areshkumar Prajapati.
Siddhpur: Health minister Jaynarayan Vyas is contesting against Congress's Balvantsinh Rajput.
Mahesana: Water resources and urban development minister Nitinbhai Patel, who contested from Kadi last time, will take on Congress's Natwar Patel.
Deodar: Maldhari Samaj's leader Gova Rabari is contesting on BJP's ticket. His opponent is BJP's Keshaji Chauhan.
Kadi (SC): Gujarati film star Hitu Kanodia is contesting on BJP's ticket. Congress's Ramesh Chawda will take him on.
Ellisbridge: Wife offormer BJP minister Haren Pandya, who was murdered in 2003, Jagrutiben Pandya is contesting on GPP's ticket. BJP's sitting MLA Rakesh Shah is contesting against her.
Naranpura: Gujarat's ex-home minister Amit Shah is contesting on BJP ticket from this seat. Rebel BJP leader Dr Jitubhai Patel is contesting against Shah on Congress's ticket.
Jamalpur-Khadia: Gujarat Assembly's chairman Late Ashokbhai Bhatt's son Bhushan Bhatt fight from here on BJP ticket. His father had on from the former Khadia seat for eight consecutive times.
Umreth: Nationalist Congress Party state president Jayant Patel (Bosky) is contesting against BJP's Govindbhai Parmar here.
Kapadvanj: Congess top leader Shankarsinh Vaghela is fighting from here.
Vaghodia: BJP's tainted candidate Madhu Shrivastav is contesting from this seat.
Dabhoi: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Late Chimanbhai Patel's son Siddharth Patel is contesting from this seat. BJP's Balkrushna Patel is his opponent.