DHANDHUKA
Constituency no. 9 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Gujarat also has an assembly constituency called DHANDHUKA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 1996
VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS
BJP
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1996
30,229
9.69% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCCHAVADA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI
- Votes
- 1,30,074
- Vote share
- 41.69%
- Behind by
- 30,229
Electors
9,76,470
Total votes polled
3,11,991
Valid votes
3,11,991
NOTA votes
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Turnout
31.9%
Full result, 1996
16 candidates · 3,11,991 valid votes
VARMA RATILAL KALIDASBJPwon
1,60,303
51.4%
CHAVADA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAIINC
1,30,074
41.7%
YOGENDRA MAKAWANAAIICT
6,117
2.0%
DAHYABHAI NATHUBHAI GODAVARIAIND
2,646
0.8%
CHAUHAN MANOJKUMAR PARSOTTAMBHAIBSP
2,345
0.8%
CHAVADA MOTIBHAI GAGABHAIIND
2,071
0.7%
CHAUHAN GOVINDBHAI BHAVANBHAIIND
1,714
0.6%
GOVIND BHAI JADAV (J.G.RAMJIBHAI)JD
1,455
0.5%
ZALA JETHABHAI SAMABHAIIND
1,072
0.3%
NARENDRA SANKHALIYASP
833
0.3%
MAKWANA KESHAVLAL KUBERBHAIRPI
814
0.3%
MAKWANA ARJANBHAI KESARBHAIIND
691
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS | BJP | 2,49,322 | 48.27% | YOGENDRAKUMAR MAVJIBHAI MAKWANA | 22,794 |
| 1999 | Varma Ratilal Kalidas | BJP | 2,29,754 | 49.71% | Manubhai Parmar | 5,223 |
| 1998 | VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS | BJP | 2,60,061 | 44.36% | CHAVDA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | 16,395 |
| 1996 | VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS | BJP | 1,60,303 | 51.38% | CHAVADA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | 30,229 |
| 1991 | RATILAL VERMA | BJP | 2,02,061 | 52.24% | NARSINH MAKWANA | 30,516 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHANDHUKA constituency in 2004?
VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS (BJP) won DHANDHUKA in 2004, by a margin of 22,794 votes.
Which party has won DHANDHUKA the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has DHANDHUKA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won DHANDHUKA the most times?
VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2004.
