KAPADVANJ
Constituency no. 16 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Gujarat also has an assembly constituency called KAPADVANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 8 results.
Winner, 2004
VAGHELA SHANKERSINH LAXMANSINH
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2004
79,435
13.34% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPVAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI
- Votes
- 2,40,903
- Vote share
- 40.47%
- Behind by
- 79,435
Electors
12,65,350
Total votes polled
5,95,314
Valid votes
5,95,314
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.0%
Full result, 2004
4 candidates · 5,95,314 valid votes
VAGHELA SHANKERSINH LAXMANSINHINCwon
3,20,338
53.8%
VAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJIBJP
2,40,903
40.5%
JADAV RASHMIKABEN CHANDRAKANTIND
20,018
3.4%
VYAS BHUPENDRA MANUBHAIIND
14,055
2.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | VAGHELA SHANKERSINH LAXMANSINH | INC | 3,20,338 | 53.81% | VAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI | 79,435 |
| 1999 | Vaghela Shankarsinh Laxmansinh | INC | 4,13,193 | 62.17% | Chauhan Jaysinhji Manshingji | 1,65,381 |
| 1998 | CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSHINGJI | BJP | 2,74,507 | 40.03% | JAGADISHBHAI MOTIJI THAKOR | 51,294 |
| 1996 | CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJI | BJP | 1,72,476 | 56.59% | CHAUHAN FULSINH VAJESIGH | 83,937 |
| 1991 | GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR | BJP | 1,75,471 | 52.40% | CHAUHAN BUDHAJI JITAJI | 28,334 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
