Loading AI tools
Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 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]
Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
---|---|
Country | India |
Region | Western India |
State | Gujarat |
Assembly constituencies | Dangs Vansada Dharampur Valsad Pardi Kaprada Umbergaon |
Established | 1957 |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
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 2024) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
173 | Dangs | ST | Dang | Vijaybhai Patel | BJP | BJP |
177 | Vansada | ST | Navsari | Anant Patel | INC | INC |
178 | Dharampur | ST | Valsad | Arvind Patel | BJP | INC |
179 | Valsad | None | Valsad | Bharat Patel | BJP | BJP |
180 | Pardi | None | Valsad | Kanubhai Desai | BJP | BJP |
181 | Kaprada | ST | Valsad | Jitubhai Chaudhri | BJP | INC |
182 | Umbergaon | ST | Valsad | Raman Patkar | BJP | BJP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel | 764,226 | 56.13 | 5.12 | |
INC | Anant Patel | 553,522 | 40.66 | 7.48 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 18,373 | 1.35 | 0.18 | |
BSP | Manakbhai Jatrubhai Shankar | 7,499 | 0.55 | 0.67 | |
Independent | Ramanbhai Karshanbhai Patel | 6,745 | 0.50 | N/A | |
Independent | Chiragkumar Bharatbhai Patel | 3,440 | 0.25 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,10,704 | 15.48 | 12.59 | ||
Turnout | 13,61,411 | 73.20 | 2.28 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
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 |