KAIRA
Constituency no. 19 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
DINSHA PATEL
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1996
49,571
13.65% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPDR. K.D. JESHWANI
- Votes
- 1,28,747
- Vote share
- 35.45%
- Behind by
- 49,571
Electors
10,34,342
Total votes polled
3,63,153
Valid votes
3,63,153
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.1%
Full result, 1996
18 candidates · 3,63,153 valid votes
DINSHA PATELINCwon
1,78,318
49.1%
DR. K.D. JESHWANIBJP
1,28,747
35.5%
AMARSINHJI BHUPATSINHJI VAGHELAAIICT
40,779
11.2%
PATHAK VIRENDRA RAMCHANDRASHS
1,999
0.6%
MALEK AMDUMIYA DASHOTIMIYABSP
1,969
0.5%
VAGHELA RAJESHKUMAR LALUBHAIIND
1,789
0.5%
CHAUHAN ASHVINCHANDRA RAVJIBHAI (KUMAR)JD
1,736
0.5%
AIYUBBHAI NABIJIBHAI VAHORAIND
1,232
0.3%
RAMESHBHAI SHANKARBHAI PATELIND
1,162
0.3%
PARMAR KISHANBHAI SHAKRABHAIIND
1,155
0.3%
SHIVABHAI FULABHAI CHAUHANIND
1,089
0.3%
THAKAR SANJAYBHAI GUNVANTBHAIIND
1,044
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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 | 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KAIRA constituency in 2004?
DINSHA PATEL (INC) won KAIRA in 2004, by a margin of 56,749 votes.
Which party has won KAIRA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KAIRA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won KAIRA the most times?
DINSHA PATEL, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2004.
