BJP candidate Swaroopji Thakor has won the Vav assembly election. The BJP took the lead in the last 5 rounds with strong performance, leading to the defeat of Congress's Gulabsingh Rajput.

Vav Constituency Voter Demographics:

Total voters: 310,681

Thakor: 44,000

Rajput: 41,000

Chaudhari: 40,000

Dalit: 30,000

Rabari: 19,000

Brahmin: 15,000

Muslim: 14,500

Candidate Profiles:

Gulabsinh Rajput (Congress):

Former MLA of Tharad.

Served as Gujarat State President for Youth Congress and NSUI.

Political legacy inherited from his grandfather Hemabhai Rajput, who was an MLA for 20 years.

Mavji Patel (Independent):

Former leader of Tharad-Vav Assembly.

Advocated for tax exemptions for farmers and underprivileged groups.

Previously associated with BJP but contested independently after suspension.

Swaroopji Thakor (BJP):

Resident of Biyok village, Vav.

Former Deputy President of Thakor Sena Gujarat.

Contested the 2022 elections against Geni Thakor and lost by 15,601 votes.

Historical and Political Background:

The constituency's caste dynamics heavily influence electoral outcomes, with the Thakor community holding the largest share, followed by Rajputs and Chaudharis.

Swaroopji Thakor previously contested Lok Sabha elections in 2019 as an independent and garnered 48,634 votes.

As the counting progresses, it will be interesting to see how the independent candidate Mavji Patel's vote share impacts the final result.