KUTCH
Constituency no. 1 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 12
Margin, 1996
1,01,972
33.05% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCDINESH TRIVEDI
- Votes
- 91,577
- Vote share
- 29.68%
- Behind by
- 1,01,972
Electors
8,26,716
Total votes polled
3,08,543
Valid votes
3,08,543
NOTA votes
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Turnout
37.3%
Full result, 1996
20 candidates · 3,08,543 valid votes
GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDANBJPwon
1,93,549
62.7%
DINESH TRIVEDIINC
91,577
29.7%
PADHIYAR HAJI JAKAB BAVAIND
5,290
1.7%
PARMAR BABULAL VASANBHAIIND
3,285
1.1%
JOSAB HUSEN SAMAJD
3,186
1.0%
PATEL BHARATKUMAR MANJIIND
2,360
0.8%
JOSHI KHARASHANKAR VITHALDASAIICT
2,343
0.8%
SHAH PARESH VRAJLALIND
962
0.3%
K.K. THAKKAR (ENGINEER)SP
895
0.3%
SHIVJIBHAI RAMJIBHAI SORATHIYASHS
795
0.3%
JAYANTILAL GOVINDJI THAKKARIND
745
0.2%
KAMALKANT KANTILAL BHATTICS
675
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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 | GADHAVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | BJP | 2,21,057 | 48.16% | SHAILENDRASINH JADEJA | 28,990 |
| 1999 | Gadhvi Pushpadan Sambhudan | BJP | 1,91,533 | 49.91% | Babubhai Meghji Shah | 4,315 |
| 1998 | GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | BJP | 2,24,795 | 48.58% | MAHESHBHAI THAKKAR | 61,025 |
| 1996 | GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | BJP | 1,93,549 | 62.73% | DINESH TRIVEDI | 1,01,972 |
| 1991 | PATEL HARILAL NANJI | INC | 1,79,109 | 51.74% | BABULAL MEGHJI SHAH | 33,003 |
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 KUTCH constituency in 2004?
GADHAVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN (BJP) won KUTCH in 2004, by a margin of 28,990 votes.
Which party has won KUTCH the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KUTCH gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won KUTCH the most times?
GADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN, with 2 wins between 1996 and 1998.
