Valsad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Valsad Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Bulsar Lok Sabha constituency) (Gujarati: વલસાડ લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) 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 No | Name of Assembly Seat | Reserved for |
|---|---|---|
| 173 | Dang | ST |
| 177 | Vansada | ST |
| 178 | Dharampur | ST |
| 179 | Valsad | None |
| 180 | Pardi | None |
| 181 | Kaprada | ST |
| 182 | Umergam | ST |
Members of Parliament
Key
INC NCO Janata Party INC(I) Janata Dal BJP
General Elections 2009
| Indian general elections, 2009: Valsad [4][5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | Kishanbhai Patel | 357,744 | 46.20 | ||
| BJP | Dr. D C Patel | 350,565 | 45.27 | ||
| Independent | Satyajit Sheth | 12,821 | 1.69 | ||
| Majority | 7,159 | 0.93 | |||
| Turnout | 774,429 | 56.11 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Valsad[6][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| BJP | Dr. K C Patel | 6,17,772 | 55.05 | +18.54 | |
| INC | Kishanbhai Patel | 4,09,768 | 36.51 | -9.69 | |
| BSP | Ratilal Thakriya | 14,202 | 1.27 | -0.70 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 26,606 | 2.37 | --- | |
| Majority | 2,08,004 | 18.54 | +17.61 | ||
| Turnout | 11,22,203 | 74.09 | +17.98 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +13.69 | |||
See also
Notes
- ↑ Why Gujarat's Valsad Seat is the 'Gateway' to Delhi
- ↑ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). 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.
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