Valsad Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat

Valsad

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

Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2024

Valsad (formerly Bulsar) 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

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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)

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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

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Winner  | Party

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1957 | Nanubhai Patel |  | Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1971 |  | Indian National Congress
1977 |  | Janata Party
1980 | Uttambhai Patel |  | Indian National Congress
1984 |  | Indian National Congress
1989 | Arjunbhai Patel |  | Janata Dal
1991 | Uttambhai Patel |  | Indian National Congress
1996 | Manibhai Chaudhary |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
1999
2004 | Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel |  | Indian National Congress
2009
2014 | K C Patel |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024 | Dhaval Patel

## Election results

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### 2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Valsad Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel | 764,226  | 56.13  | 5.12
| INC | Anant Patel | 5,53,522  | 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 |  |

### 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Valsad Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Dr. K. C. Patel | 771,980  | 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 |  |

### General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Valsad Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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* Valsad district
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## Notes

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1. ^ Why Gujarat's Valsad Seat is the 'Gateway' to Delhi[1]
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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Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat

Current (since 2008)|

* Ahmedabad East
* Ahmedabad West
* Amreli
* Anand
* Banaskantha
* Bardoli
* Bharuch
* Bhavnagar
* Chhota Udaipur
* Dahod
* Gandhinagar
* Jamnagar
* Junagadh
* Kachchh
* Kheda
* Mahesana
* Navsari
* Panchmahal
* Patan
* Porbandar
* Rajkot
* Sabarkantha
* Surat
* Surendranagar
* Vadodara
* Valsad

Defunct|

* Ahmedabad
* Dhandhuka
* Godhra
* Kapadvanj
* Mandvi

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