Valsad (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Valsad
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentK C Patel
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1957
ReservationST
StateGujarat
Assembly ConstituenciesDangs
Vansada
Dharampur
Valsad
Pardi
Kaprada
Umbergaon

Valsad Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Bulsar Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. This seat is considered a bellwether seat in India. It is believed that the party which wins this seat will form the central government.[1]

Assembly segments[]

Presently, Valsad Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District MLA Party Party Leading
(in 2019)
173 Dangs ST Dang Vijaybhai Patel BJP BJP
177 Vansada ST Navsari Anant Patel INC BJP
178 Dharampur ST Valsad Arvind Patel BJP BJP
179 Valsad None Valsad Bharat Patel BJP BJP
180 Pardi None Valsad Kanubhai Desai BJP BJP
181 Kaprada ST Valsad Jitubhai Chaudhri BJP BJP
182 Umbergaon ST Valsad Raman Patkar BJP BJP

Members of Parliament[]

Year Winner Party
1957 Nanubhai Patel Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1971 Indian National Congress (O)
1977 Janata Party
1980 Uttambhai Patel Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Arjunbhai Patel Janata Dal
1991 Uttambhai Patel Indian National Congress
1996 Manibhai Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999
2004 Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel Indian National Congress
2009
2014 K C Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
2019

Election results[]

General Elections 2019[]

2019 Indian general elections: Valsad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. K. C. Patel 7,71,980 61.25
INC Jitubhai Chaudhari 4,18,183 33.18
BSP Kishorbhai Patel 15,359 1.22
BTP Pankajbhai Patel 9,536 0.76
NOTA None of the Above 19,307 1.53
Majority 3,53,797 28.07
Turnout 12,61,364 75.48
BJP hold Swing

General Elections 2014[]

2014 Indian general elections: Valsad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. K. C. Patel 6,17,772 55.05
INC Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel 4,09,768 36.51
NOTA None of the Above 26,606 2.37
Majority 2,08,004 18.54
Turnout 11,23,182 74.28
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Why Gujarat's Valsad Seat is the 'Gateway' to Delhi[1]
  2. ^ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

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