Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency

Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Kutch Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. Kachchh is the third largest constituency in India, with an area of 45,652 km².^[2] It is larger than Denmark.

Kachchh GJ-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
Assembly constituencies	Abdasa Mandvi Bhuj Anjar Gandhidham(SC) Rapar Morbi
Established	1952
Total electors	19,43,136 (2024)[1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Vinod Chavda
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Vidhan Sabha segments

Presently, Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven assembly segments. These are:^[3]

Assembly Seat No.	Assembly Seat Name	District	Sitting members	Winning party
1	Abdasa	Kachchh	Pradhyumansinh Jadeja		Bharatiya Janata Party
2	Mandvi		Aniruddha Dave
3	Bhuj		Keshubhai Patel
4	Anjar		Trikam Chhanga
5	Gandhidham (SC)		Malti Maheshwari
6	Rapar		Virendrasinh Jadeja
65	Morbi	Morbi	Kantilal Amrutiya

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Bhawanji Arjun Khimji		Indian National Congress
1957
1962	Himmatsinghji		Swatantra Party
1967	Tulsidas M. Sheth		Indian National Congress
1971	Mahipatrai Mehta
1977	Anant Dave		Janata Party
1980	Mahipatrai Mehta		Indian National Congress
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
1999
2004
2009	Poonamben Jat
2014	Vinod Chavda
2019
2024

Election Results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Kachchh^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda	659574	60.23
	INC	Nitishbhai Lalan	390792	35.68
	RRP	Ramjibhai Jakhubhai Dafda	1357	0.13%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	18742	1.71
Majority			268782
Turnout			10,90,878[lower-alpha 1]	55.05	3.66
	BJP gain from		Swing

1. does not include postal ballots

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kachchh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda	637,034	62.26	2.86
	INC	Naresh Naranbhai Maheshwari	3,31,521	32.40	0.15
	NOTA	None of the Above	18,761	1.83	0.05
	BMP	Maheshwari Devjibhai Vachhiyabhai	10,098	0.99	1.24
	BSP	Lakhubhai Vaghela	7,448	0.73	1.51
Majority			3,05,513	29.86	3.01
Turnout			10,24,512	58.71	3.07
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kachchh^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda	562,855	59.40	8.82
	INC	Dr. Dineshbhai Parmar	3,08,373	32.55	5.39
	BSP	Kamalbhai Matang	21,230	2.24	0.55
	BMP	Hirji Punjabhai Siju	21,106	2.23	New
	AAP	Govindbhai Punamchand Danicha	15,797	1.67	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	16,879	1.78	−−−
Majority			2,54,482	26.85	14.21
Turnout			9,47,525	61.78	17.05
	BJP hold		Swing

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General Elections 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Kachchh^[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Poonamben Veljibhai Jat	285,225	50.58	2.43
	INC	Valjibhai Danicha	2,13,921	37.94	3.90
	Independent	Hiraben Vanzara	15,881	2.82	−−−
Majority			71,343	12.64	6.32
Turnout			5,64,008	42.55	3.05
	BJP hold		Swing

General Elections 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Kutch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pushpdan Gadhavi	221,057	48.15	−−−
	INC	Shailendrasinh Jadeja	1,92,067	41.84	−−−
	Independent	Dhanraj Sheda	20,334	4.42	−−−
Majority			28,990	6.32	−−−
Turnout			4,59,043	45.60	−−−
	BJP hold		Swing

See also

• Kachchh District
• Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency and Barmer Lok Sabha constituency, largest by area.
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. "Smallest constituency is just 10 sq km". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
3. "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-16.
4. Election Commision of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kachchh". Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
5. CEO Gujarat. Contesting Candidates LS2014
6. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI.
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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