BHAVNAGAR
Constituency no. 15 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Gujarat also has an assembly constituency called BHAVNAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 1999
Rana Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh (Rajubhai Rana)
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,01,353
23.29% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCGohil Dilipsinh Ajitsinh (Dilipsinh Gohil)
- Votes
- 1,64,093
- Vote share
- 37.71%
- Behind by
- 1,01,353
Electors
10,23,921
Total votes polled
4,35,165
Valid votes
4,35,165
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.5%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 4,35,165 valid votes
Rana Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh (Rajubhai Rana)BJPwon
2,65,446
61.0%
Gohil Dilipsinh Ajitsinh (Dilipsinh Gohil)INC
1,64,093
37.7%
Arjun B NetaravalaRPI
2,413
0.6%
Makwana Rameshbhai KurjibhaiSP
1,265
0.3%
Ishwarbhai Chhaganbhai MakwanaIND
1,260
0.3%
Hiteshkumar PadamkantIND
688
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA (NIMUBEN BAMBHANIYA) | BJP | 7,16,883 | 68.45% | UMESHBHAI NARANBHAI MAKWANA | 4,55,289 |
| 2019 | DR.BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL | BJP | 6,61,273 | 63.51% | PATEL MANHARBHAI NAGJIBHAI (VASANI) | 3,29,519 |
| 2014 | DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL | BJP | 5,49,529 | 59.90% | RATHOD PRAVINBHAI JINABHAI | 2,95,488 |
| 2009 | RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA (RAJUBHAI RANA) | BJP | 2,13,376 | 34.23% | GOHILMAHAVIRSINHBHAGIRATHSINH | 5,893 |
| 2004 | RANA RAJENDRASINH GHANASHYAMSINH (RAJUBHAI RANA) | BJP | 2,47,336 | 55.60% | GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI GOHIL (GIGABHAI GOHIL) | 80,426 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above