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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | INCVAGHELA SHANKERSINH LAXMANSINH | BJPVAGHELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI | 79,435 | 13.34% | 4 | 47.0% |
| 1999 | INCVaghela Shankarsinh Laxmansinh | BJPChauhan Jaysinhji Manshingji | 1,65,381 | 24.89% | 5 | 59.1% |
| 1998 | BJPCHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSHINGJI | INCJAGADISHBHAI MOTIJI THAKOR | 51,294 | 7.48% | 4 | 62.1% |
| 1996 | BJPCHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJI | INCCHAUHAN FULSINH VAJESIGH | 83,937 | 27.54% | 18 | 27.6% |
| 1991 | BJPGABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR | INCCHAUHAN BUDHAJI JITAJI | 28,334 | 8.46% | 10 | 35.1% |
| 1989 | BJPGABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR | INCSOLANKI NATVARSINHJI KESARISINHJI | 1,56,841 | 30.80% | 7 | 53.8% |
| 1984 | INCSOLANKI NATAVERSINGH KESARISINGHJI | BJPGABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR | 32,324 | 7.23% | 7 | 60.1% |
| 1980 | INC(I)SOLANKI NATAVARSINHJI KESARISINHJI | JNPVAGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI | 50,096 | 14.63% | 5 | 52.6% |
| 1977 | BLDVAGHELA SHANKARJI LAXMANJI | INCRATHOD NATVARSINH TAKHATSINH | 67,971 | 20.99% | 7 | 57.7% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.







