DOHAD
Constituency no. 17 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Gujarat also has an assembly constituency called DOHAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1996
DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
67,582
22.54% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPBHABHOR SUMANBHAI RANGJIBHAI
- Votes
- 1,04,463
- Vote share
- 34.84%
- Behind by
- 67,582
Electors
10,06,608
Total votes polled
2,99,820
Valid votes
2,99,820
NOTA votes
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Turnout
29.8%
Full result, 1996
13 candidates · 2,99,820 valid votes
DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAIINCwon
1,72,045
57.4%
BHABHOR SUMANBHAI RANGJIBHAIBJP
1,04,463
34.8%
NAYKA DILIPBHAI MAVSINGIND
5,038
1.7%
RATHOD RAMABHAI DHULABHAIIND
3,546
1.2%
NISARATA CHHAGANBHAI DHIRABHAIAIICT
3,160
1.1%
DAMOR MASULBHAI MANJIBHAIIND
1,961
0.7%
MAHIDA SHASHIKANT KANJIBHAIBSP
1,788
0.6%
MAKWANA RANCHHODBHAI SOMABHAIGAVP
1,586
0.5%
HATHILA MOTIBHAI VARSINHBHAISHS
1,561
0.5%
NINAMA MOHANBHAI KANJIBHAIIND
1,482
0.5%
BARIYA ANANDSINH RAMSINHBHAIIND
1,077
0.4%
DEVDHA SAMSUBHAI KHATARABHAIIND
1,074
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KATARA BABUBHAI KHIMABHAI | BJP | 2,28,154 | 44.06% | TAVIYAD DR. PRABHABAHEN KISHORSINH | 361 |
| 1999 | Katara Babubhai Khimabhai | BJP | 2,32,288 | 50.12% | Somjibhai Damor | 12,431 |
| 1998 | DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI | INC | 2,76,011 | 53.39% | DAMOR TERSINHBHAI BADIABHAI | 1,14,280 |
| 1996 | DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI | INC | 1,72,045 | 57.38% | BHABHOR SUMANBHAI RANGJIBHAI | 67,582 |
| 1991 | DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI | INC | 1,55,707 | 55.27% | BHABHOR SUMANBHAI RANGJIBHAI | 49,709 |
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 DOHAD constituency in 2004?
KATARA BABUBHAI KHIMABHAI (BJP) won DOHAD in 2004, by a margin of 361 votes.
Which party has won DOHAD the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DOHAD gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won DOHAD the most times?
DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI, with 5 wins between 1980 and 1998.
