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, 1998
DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1998
1,14,280
22.11% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPDAMOR TERSINHBHAI BADIABHAI
- Votes
- 1,61,731
- Vote share
- 31.28%
- Behind by
- 1,14,280
Electors
10,15,317
Total votes polled
5,16,976
Valid votes
5,16,976
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.9%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 5,16,976 valid votes
DAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAIINCwon
2,76,011
53.4%
DAMOR TERSINHBHAI BADIABHAIBJP
1,61,731
31.3%
DR. DEVISINH VIRSINH ROZAIRJP
55,434
10.7%
DAMOR VAJESINGBHAI REVALABHAIJD
20,482
4.0%
BHABHOR JAGAJIBHAI MOTIBHAISAP
3,318
0.6%
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