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Palitana Assembly constituency

constituency of the Gujarat legislative assembly in India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ18129139 ↗
Source-derived summary

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

Election candidate

2022

Election results

2017

2012

2007

2002

See also

List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Gujarat Legislative Assembly

References

External links

"Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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