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 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]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	MLA	Party	Party Leading (in 2024)
1	Abdasa	None	Kachchh	Pradhyumansinh Jadeja	BJP	BJP
2	Mandvi	None	Kachchh	Aniruddha Dave	BJP	BJP
3	Bhuj	None	Kachchh	Keshubhai Patel	BJP	BJP
4	Anjar	None	Kachchh	Trikam Chhanga	BJP	BJP
5	Gandhidham	SC	Kachchh	Malti Maheshwari	BJP	BJP
6	Rapar	None	Kachchh	Virendrasinh Jadeja	BJP	BJP
65	Morbi	None	Morbi	Kantilal Amrutiya	BJP	BJP

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Bhawanji Arjun Khimji		Indian National Congress
1957
1962	Himmatsinhji M. K.		Swatantra Party
1967	Tulsidas M. Sheth		Indian National Congress
1971	Mahipatrai Mehta
1977	Anant Dave		Janata Party
1980	Mahipatrai Mehta		Indian National Congress (I)
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	659,574	60.23
	INC	Nitishbhai Lalan	3,90,792	35.68
	NOTA	None of the above	18,742	1.71
Majority			2,68,782	24.55
Turnout			10,96,006	56.39
	BJP gain from		Swing

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