Valsad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Valsad Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Bulsar Lok Sabha constituency) (Gujarati: વલસાડ લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. This seat is considered a bellwether seat in India. It is believed that the party which wins this seat will form the central government.[1]

Assembly segments

Presently, Valsad Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]

Assembly Segment NoName of Assembly SeatReserved for
173DangST
177VansadaST
178DharampurST
179ValsadNone
180PardiNone
181KapradaST
182UmergamST

Members of Parliament

Key

  INC     NCO      Janata Party     INC(I)     Janata Dal     BJP  

ElectionMemberParty
1952 Does not exist --
1957 Nanubhai Patel Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1971 Indian National Congress (Organization)
1977 Janata Party
1980 Uttambhai Patel Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Arjunbhai Patel Janata Dal
1991 Uttambhai Patel Indian National Congress
1996 Manibhai Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999
2004 Kishanbhai Patel Indian National Congress
2009
2014 Dr. K. C. Patel Bharatiya Janata Party

General Elections 2004

[3]

Indian general elections, 2004: Valsad [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Kishanbhai Patel 321,769 46.63
BJP Manibhai Chaudhari 277,283 40.18
Bharatiya Navshakti Party Nareshbhai Delkar 58,184 8.43
Majority 44,486 6.45
Turnout 689,982 52.28
INC hold Swing

General Elections 2009

[6]

Indian general elections, 2009: Valsad [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Kishanbhai Patel 357,744 46.20
BJP Dr. D C Patel 350,565 45.27
Independent Satyajit Sheth 12,821 1.69
Majority 7,159 0.93
Turnout 774,429 56.11
INC hold Swing

General Election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Valsad[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Dr. K C Patel 6,17,772 55.05 +18.54
INC Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel 4,09,768 36.51 -9.69
BSP Ratilal Thakriya 14,202 1.27 -0.70
NOTA None of the Above 26,606 2.37 ---
Majority 2,08,004 18.54 +17.61
Turnout 11,22,203 74.09 +17.98
BJP gain from INC Swing +13.69

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Why Gujarat's Valsad Seat is the 'Gateway' to Delhi
  2. ↑ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf
  4. ↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
  5. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
  6. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf
  7. ↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
  8. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
  9. ↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
  10. ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.

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