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, 1996
CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJI
BJP
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1996
83,937
27.54% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCCHAUHAN FULSINH VAJESIGH
- Votes
- 88,539
- Vote share
- 29.05%
- Behind by
- 83,937
Electors
11,02,487
Total votes polled
3,04,800
Valid votes
3,04,800
NOTA votes
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Turnout
27.6%
Full result, 1996
18 candidates · 3,04,800 valid votes
CHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJIBJPwon
1,72,476
56.6%
CHAUHAN FULSINH VAJESIGHINC
88,539
29.1%
RAMSIHJI RUPSIHJI SOLANKIIND
27,106
8.9%
THAKOR BABARJI ABHUJIIND
2,473
0.8%
PATEL NAVNITHBHAI ARJANBHAIIND
2,397
0.8%
PATHAN MAHAMAD AAGHAKHAN ABDULAKHANIND
1,820
0.6%
DARJI CHIMANLAL KISHORBHAI (DHANSURWALA)IND
1,788
0.6%
THAKOR SHIVSINH NATHUSINHAIICT
1,324
0.4%
PATEL KESHAVLAL KUBERDASSP
1,174
0.4%
R.K. THAPABSP
1,136
0.4%
PARMAR RAMESHBHAI KHUSHALBHAIRPI
1,054
0.3%
RAJPUT CHANDRASINH SAJJANSINHIND
674
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KAPADVANJ constituency in 2004?
VAGHELA SHANKERSINH LAXMANSINH (INC) won KAPADVANJ in 2004, by a margin of 79,435 votes.
Which party has won KAPADVANJ the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KAPADVANJ gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won KAPADVANJ the most times?
GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1991.
