KUTCH
Constituency no. 1 in Gujarat · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BJPGADHAVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | INCSHAILENDRASINH JADEJA | 28,990 | 6.32% | 8 | 45.6% |
| 1999 | BJPGadhvi Pushpadan Sambhudan | INCBabubhai Meghji Shah | 4,315 | 1.12% | 5 | 44.0% |
| 1998 | BJPGADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | INCMAHESHBHAI THAKKAR | 61,025 | 13.19% | 5 | 55.9% |
| 1996 | BJPGADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | INCDINESH TRIVEDI | 1,01,972 | 33.05% | 20 | 37.3% |
| 1991 | INCPATEL HARILAL NANJI | BJPBABULAL MEGHJI SHAH | 33,003 | 9.53% | 18 | 47.1% |
| 1989 | BJPBABU BHAI MEGHJI SHAH | INCUSHA RAGHAVJI THAKER | 81,564 | 20.61% | 12 | 56.0% |
| 1984 | INCUSHABEN RAGHAVJI THAKKAR | LKDMAHIPATRAY MULSHANKER MEHTA | 30,085 | 10.14% | 13 | 53.2% |
| 1980 | INC(I)MEHTA MAHIPATRAY MULSHANKER | JNPDAVA ANANTRAY DEVSHANKER | 20,951 | 7.72% | 8 | 53.5% |
| 1977 | BLDDAVE ANANTRAY DEVSHANKAR | INCMEHTA MAHIPATRAY MULSHANKAR | 10,817 | 4.68% | 6 | 52.7% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCMAHIPATRAY M. MEHTA | NCOYUVRAJ PRITHVIRAJ SINHJI MADANSINHJI | 1,979 | 0.94% | 3 | 53.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCT.M. SHETH | SWAH. VIJAYRAJJI | 6,675 | 3.22% | 2 | 55.9% |
| 19621961 boundaries | SWAM. K. S. HIMATSINHJI VIJARAJJI | INCBHAWANJI ARJAN KHIMJI | 61,758 | 25.41% | 3 | 59.5% |
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 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.
