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, 1998
VARMA RATILAL KALIDAS
BJP
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1998
16,395
2.80% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCCHAVDA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI
- Votes
- 2,43,666
- Vote share
- 41.57%
- Behind by
- 16,395
Electors
9,83,991
Total votes polled
5,86,220
Valid votes
5,86,220
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.6%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 5,86,220 valid votes
VARMA RATILAL KALIDASBJPwon
2,60,061
44.4%
CHAVDA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAIINC
2,43,666
41.6%
PRAVINCHANDRA RASHTRAPALAIRJP
74,876
12.8%
CHAVDA NARANBHAI DAHYABHAI (BHAGAT)LSWP
2,503
0.4%
GOVINDBHAI JADAV (JADAV GOVINDBHAI RAMJIBHAI)JD
2,262
0.4%
KESHAVLAL KUBERBHAI MAKWANA (K.K.MAKWANA)RPI
2,100
0.4%
ZALA JETHABHAI SAMABHAIIND
752
0.1%
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.
