Valsad (Lok Sabha constituency)

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]

Assembly Segment NoName of Assembly SeatReserved for
173DangST
177VansadaST
178DharampurST
179ValsadNone
180PardiNone
181KapradaST
182UmbergaonST

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

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
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
  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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