Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Kutch Lok Sabha constituency) (Gujarati: કચ્છ લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India.
Assembly segments
Presently, Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven assembly segments. These are:[1]
| Assembly Segment No | Name of Assembly Seat | Reserved for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdasa | None |
| 2 | Mandvi | None |
| 3 | Bhuj | None |
| 4 | Anjar | None |
| 5 | Gandhidham | SC |
| 6 | Rapar | None |
| 65 | Morbi | None |
Members of Parliament
Key
Swatantra Party INC Janata Party INC(I) BJP
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Himmatsinghji | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Mahipatrai Mehta | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Anant Dave | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mahipatrai Mehta | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1984 | Usha Thakkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Babubhai Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1991 | Harilal Nanji Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Pushpdan Gadhavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | Pushpdan Gadhavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Pushpdan Gadhavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Pushpdan Gadhavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Poonamben Jat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Vinod Chavda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
General Elections 2009
| Indian general elections, 2009: Kachchh[3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Poonamben Veljibhai Jat | 285,225 | 50.58 | ||
| INC | Valjibhai Danicha | 213,921 | 37.94 | ||
| Independent | Hiraben Vanzara | 15,881 | 2.82 | ||
| Majority | 71,343 | 12.64 | |||
| Turnout | 564,008 | 42.54 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Kachchh[5][6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Vinod Chavda | 5,62,855 | 59.48 | +8.90 | |
| INC | Dr. Dinesh Parmar | 3,08,373 | 32.59 | -5.35 | |
| BSP | Kamalbhai Matang | 21,230 | 2.24 | +0.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,879 | 1.78 | --- | |
| Majority | 2,54,482 | 26.89 | +14.25 | ||
| Turnout | 9,00,381 | 63.38 | +18.65 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +6.23 | |||
See also
- Kachchh District
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes
- ↑ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009". Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website.
- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf
- ↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
- ↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
- ↑ CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
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