KAIRA
Constituency no. 19 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2004
DINSHA PATEL
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2004
56,749
12.58% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPGAEKWAD SHUBHANGINIRAJE RANJITSINH
- Votes
- 1,87,288
- Vote share
- 41.53%
- Behind by
- 56,749
Electors
11,46,245
Total votes polled
4,50,929
Valid votes
4,50,929
NOTA votes
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Turnout
39.3%
Full result, 2004
4 candidates · 4,50,929 valid votes
DINSHA PATELINCwon
2,44,037
54.1%
GAEKWAD SHUBHANGINIRAJE RANJITSINHBJP
1,87,288
41.5%
DESAI NALINKUMAR MANMOHANDASBRP
11,459
2.5%
DABHI DILIPSINH AMBALALSP
8,145
1.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DINSHA PATEL | INC | 2,44,037 | 54.12% | GAEKWAD SHUBHANGINIRAJE RANJITSINH | 56,749 |
| 1999 | Dinsha Patel | INC | 2,58,024 | 53.17% | Chauhan Prabhatsinh Hathisinh | 33,717 |
| 1998 | DINSHA PATEL | INC | 2,73,372 | 44.26% | CHAUHAN PRABHATSINH HATHISINH | 40,215 |
| 1996 | DINSHA PATEL | INC | 1,78,318 | 49.10% | DR. K.D. JESHWANI | 49,571 |
| 1991 | K.D. JESWANI | BJP | 1,68,285 | 48.12% | CHAUHAN PRABTSINH HATHISINH | 1,688 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above