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Surat East Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Surat East? — Arvind Shantilal Rana (BJP), who won the Gujarat Assembly Election 2022 by 14,017 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Arvind Shantilal Rana

BJP
Margin: 14,017Comfortable win

Gujarat Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Arvind Shantilal Rana

BJPComfortable win

votes

73,142

Margin

14,017(10.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Arvind Shantilal Rana · BJPAslam Firozbhai Cyclewala · INC
73,14259,125
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Arvind Shantilal Rana✓ WinnerBJP73,14252.45%
  2. 2Aslam Firozbhai CyclewalaINC59,12542.4%
  3. 3Wasim Ikbalbhai Khokar (Kureshi)AIMIMDeposit lost1,6711.2%
  4. 4NOTA1,4941.07%
  5. 5Mansur Ahmad ChashmawalaSPDeposit lost1,0150.73%
  6. 6Kher Paresh AnandbhaiINDDeposit lost6680.48%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 7Karimkhan Rahimkhan PathanBharatiya Bahujan CongressDeposit lost6040.43%
  2. 8Abdulsamad Abdulmajid MunshiBSPDeposit lost5440.39%
  3. 9Shahabudin Jainudin MalbariINDDeposit lost4760.34%
  4. 10Samir Fakruddin ShaikhINDDeposit lost2110.15%
  5. 11Mohamad Faiz Mohamad Faruq MullaINDDeposit lost1550.11%
  6. 12Patel Minhaj YunusbhaiINDDeposit lost1220.09%
  7. 13Ibrahim Yakub NagoriINDDeposit lost1060.08%
  8. 14Pathan Riyazkhan AbdulkhanINDDeposit lost680.05%
  9. 15Nurubhai Shakurbhai ShaikhINDDeposit lost590.04%
Total votes1,39,460

Deposit lost: 12 of 14 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,15,031

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,39,502

incl. 238 postal

Turnout
64.88%
Polling stations
212

Turnout of men and women

Women61.2%

64,911 of 1,06,131 voted on EVMs

Men68.3%

74,339 of 1,08,859 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 41; 14 voted.

  • Candidates14
  • Lost deposit12
  • NOTA1,494
  • Valid votes1,37,966

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Surat East?

Arvind Shantilal Rana (BJP) won Surat East in the Gujarat Assembly Election 2022 with 73,142 votes.

What was the winning margin in Surat East?

Arvind Shantilal Rana defeated Aslam Firozbhai Cyclewala (INC) by 14,017 votes.

What was the turnout in Surat East in 2022?

64.88% — 1,39,502 of 2,15,031 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 61.2%, men's 68.3%.

How many voters does Surat East have?

2,15,031 electors at the 2022 election — 1,08,859 men, 1,06,131 women, 41 third gender (service voters included), and 212 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Surat East?

The last general election was completed in December 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer