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, 2019
DR.BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2019
3,29,519
31.65% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCPATEL MANHARBHAI NAGJIBHAI (VASANI)
- Votes
- 3,31,754
- Vote share
- 31.86%
- Behind by
- 3,29,519
Electors
17,68,297
Total votes polled
10,41,279
Valid votes
10,41,279
NOTA votes
16,383
1.57% of votes polled
Turnout
58.9%
Full result, 2019
10 candidates · 10,41,279 valid votes
DR.BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYALBJPwon
6,61,273
63.5%
PATEL MANHARBHAI NAGJIBHAI (VASANI)INC
3,31,754
31.9%
DHAPA DHARAMSHIBHAI RAMJIBHAIVPP
7,836
0.8%
VIJAYKUMAR RAMABHAI MAKADIYABSP
6,941
0.7%
HARESHBHAI BABUBHAI VEGAD (HARABHAI)IND
6,056
0.6%
SITAPARA SAGARBHAI BHURABHAIIND
3,775
0.4%
RAMDEVSINH BHARATSINH ZALAJSVP
2,509
0.2%
CHAMPABEN ZAVERBHAI CHAUHANIND
1,828
0.2%
CHAUHAN AJAYKUMAR RAMRATANSINH (AMIT CHAUHAN)IND
1,561
0.1%
SONDHARVA BHARATBHAI KANJIBHAISVPP
1,363
0.1%
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
