Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency

Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: ભાવનગર લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in India.

Bhavnagar Lok Sabha Constituency
ભાવનગર લોક સભા મતદાર વિભાગ
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
Assembly constituenciesTalaja
Palitana
Bhavnagar Rural
Bhavnagar East
Bhavnagar West
Gadhada
Botad
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2024

Assembly segments

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Presently, Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1]

Constituency Number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District MLA Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
100 Talaja None Bhavnagar Gautambhai Chauhan BJP BJP
102 Palitana None Bhavnagar Bhikhabhai Baraiya BJP BJP
103 Bhavnagar Rural None Bhavnagar Parsottam Solanki BJP BJP
104 Bhavnagar East None Bhavnagar Sejal Pandya BJP BJP
105 Bhavnagar West None Bhavnagar Jitu Vaghani BJP BJP
106 Gadhada SC Botad Shambhuprasad Tundiya BJP BJP
107 Botad None Botad Umesh Makwana AAP BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year Winner Party
1952 Chimanlal Chakubhai Shah Indian National Congress
Balvantray Mehta
1957
1962 Jashvant Mehta Praja Socialist Party
1967 Jivraj N. Mehta Indian National Congress
1969^ Prasannbhai Mehta Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Janata Party
1980 Gigabhai Gohil Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Shashibhai Jamod
1991 Mahavirsinh Gohil Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Rajendrasinh Rana
1998
1999
2004
2009
2014 Bharatiben Shiyal
2019
2024 Nimuben Bambhaniya

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nimuben Bambhaniya 7,16,883 68.46   4.95
AAP Umeshbhai Naranbhai Makwana 2,61,594 24.98 New
RRP Bhupatbhai Mohanbhai Vala 2,394 0.23   New
NOTA None of the Above 18,765 1.79   0.22
Majority 4,55,289 43.48   11.83
Turnout 10,47,232
BJP hold Swing  4.95

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bharatiben Shiyal 6,61,273 63.51   3.61
INC Patel Manharbhai Nagjibhai 3,31,754 31.86   4.17
NOTA None of the Above 16,383 1.57   0.52
Majority 3,29,519 31.65   0.56
Turnout 10,41,279 61.0   3.42
BJP hold Swing   3.61

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Bharatiben Shiyal 5,49,529 59.90 +25.67
INC Pravinbhai Rathod 2,54,041 27.69 −5.60
AAP Dr. Kanubhai Kalsaria 49,540 5.40 +5.40
NOTA None of the Above 9,590 1.05 −−−
Majority 2,95,488 32.21 +31.27
Turnout 9,18,144 57.58 +12.43
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajendrasinh Rana 2,13,358 34.23%
INC Mahavirsinh Gohil 2,07,446 33.29%
MJP Gordhanbhai Zadafia 1,56,570 25.12%
Majority 5,893 0.95
Turnout 6,23,928 45.16
BJP hold Swing

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General elections 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Rajendrasinh Rana 2,47,336 55.60%
INC Gigabhai Gohil 1,66,910 37.52%
Majority 80,426 18.08%
Turnout 4,44,833 35.98%
BJP hold Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2009.
  2. ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bhavnagar". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014 Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. ^ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014 Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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