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, 1999
Katara Babubhai Khimabhai
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1999
12,431
2.68% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCSomjibhai Damor
- Votes
- 2,19,857
- Vote share
- 47.43%
- Behind by
- 12,431
Electors
10,28,979
Total votes polled
4,63,502
Valid votes
4,63,502
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.0%
Full result, 1999
4 candidates · 4,63,502 valid votes
Katara Babubhai KhimabhaiBJPwon
2,32,288
50.1%
Somjibhai DamorINC
2,19,857
47.4%
Pandor Bhimabhai JalabhaiNCP
8,612
1.9%
Devadha Samasubhai KhatarabhaiIND
2,745
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