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, 2004
RANA RAJENDRASINH GHANASHYAMSINH (RAJUBHAI RANA)
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2004
80,426
18.08% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCGIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI GOHIL (GIGABHAI GOHIL)
- Votes
- 1,66,910
- Vote share
- 37.52%
- Behind by
- 80,426
Electors
12,36,416
Total votes polled
4,44,831
Valid votes
4,44,831
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.0%
Full result, 2004
5 candidates · 4,44,831 valid votes
RANA RAJENDRASINH GHANASHYAMSINH (RAJUBHAI RANA)BJPwon
2,47,336
55.6%
GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI GOHIL (GIGABHAI GOHIL)INC
1,66,910
37.5%
KHERALA DILIPKUMAR MANAJIBHAIIND
12,544
2.8%
MAKWANA MEGHJIBHAI MAVJIBHAISP
10,093
2.3%
GOSWAMI DHIRAJGIRI BALDEVGIRIBSP
7,948
1.8%
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