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GODHRA

Constituency no. 18 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.

Gujarat also has an assembly constituency called GODHRA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.

OverviewElection History
2004BJP1999BJP1998INC1996INC1991BJP1989JDView all 11 →
Winner, 1989
PATEL SHANTILA PURUSHOTTAMDAS
JD
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1989
60,373
14.71% of valid votes

Result, 1989

Winner
JDPATEL SHANTILA PURUSHOTTAMDAS
Votes
2,29,391
Vote share
55.87%
Margin
60,373
Runner-up
INCCHAUHAN PRABHATSINGH PRATAPSINH
Votes
1,69,018
Vote share
41.17%
Behind by
60,373
Electors
8,31,918
Total votes polled
4,10,560
Valid votes
4,10,560
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
49.4%

Full result, 1989

6 candidates · 4,10,560 valid votes

1989 election →
PATEL SHANTILA PURUSHOTTAMDASJDwon
2,29,391
55.9%
CHAUHAN PRABHATSINGH PRATAPSINHINC
1,69,018
41.2%
GANDHI DIPAKKUMAT HIRALALIND
7,209
1.8%
PARMAR GORDHANBHAI SHABHAIBHAIIND
2,521
0.6%
DESAI JASHUBHAI MANIBHAIDDP
1,626
0.4%
PATEL CHIMANBHAIIND
795
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2004SOLANKI BHUPENDRASINH PRABHATSINHBJP2,95,55055.00%PATEL RAJENDRASINH BALVANTSINH53,719
1999Solanki Bhupendrasinh PrabhatsinhBJP2,80,68459.32%Patel Shantilal Parshotamdas95,022
1998PATEL SHANTILAL PARSHOTAMDASINC2,00,16834.47%SOLANKI GOPALSINHJEE GULABSINHJEE39,248
1996PATEL SHANTILAL PARSOTAMDASINC1,52,58647.71%VAGHELA SHANKARSINH LAXMANSINH3,228
1991VEGHELA SHANKERJI LAXMANJIBJP2,02,17165.46%PATEL SHANTILAL PURUSHOTTAMDAS1,11,477

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%17%34%51%68%19671971197719801984198919911996199819992004Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%40%19671971197719801984198919911996199819992004Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the GODHRA constituency in 2004?

SOLANKI BHUPENDRASINH PRABHATSINH (BJP) won GODHRA in 2004, by a margin of 53,719 votes.

Which party has won GODHRA the most times?

INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has GODHRA gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1967 to 2004.

Who has won GODHRA the most times?

SOLANKI BHUPENDRASINH PRABHATSINH, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.

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