Gujarat · PC 15

Bhavnagar

Name: Bhavnagar
Address: Gujarat, IN

Lok Sabha General Election 1996

← Lok Sabha General Election 1996 · Gujarat

949,885

Electors

429,639

Votes polled

45.23%

Turnout

7,771

Margin

Winner

Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana Won Male	BJP	149,177	34.72%
2	Purshottam Odhavji Solanki Male	IND	141,406	32.91%
3	Gohil Dilipsinh Ajitsinh Male	INC	102,212	23.79%
4	Mohanbhai D. Patel Male	JD	5,649	1.31%
5	Chauhan Bachubhai Arjan Male	SHS	5,597	1.30%
6	Aryadut Manubhai Male	IND	2,936	0.68%
7	Anantsinh Prabhatsinh Solanki Male	IND	1,844	0.43%
8	Ahir Hamubhai Unadbhai Male	IND	1,700	0.40%
9	Kasambhai Saiyad Male	IND	1,538	0.36%
10	Jj Zala Male	IND	1,534	0.36%
11	Lattaben Ashokkumar Shukla Female	IND	1,459	0.34%
12	Mehta Sureshchandra Natwarlal Male	IND	1,390	0.32%
13	Harshad Makwana Male	IND	1,375	0.32%
14	Rathod Natubhai Samjibhai Male	IND	1,326	0.31%
15	Tarmamad Dokadiya Male	IND	1,094	0.25%
16	Vaghani Jivraj Manjibhai Male	IND	848	0.20%
17	Ramesh Mathurbhai Baraiya Male	IND	838	0.20%
18	Dineshkumar Damjibhai Pipaliya Male	IND	794	0.18%
19	Manjibhai Jivabhai Navadiya Male	IND	685	0.16%
20	Sant Ramdasji Gurusundardasji Male	IND	662	0.15%
21	Chinmay Patel Male	ABJS	657	0.15%
22	Kukareja Lekhraj Gokaldas Male	IND	648	0.15%
23	Arjun B. Netarwala Male	RPI	584	0.14%
24	Babaria Hamirbhai Dehabhai Male	IND	488	0.11%
25	Dilip B. Chauhan Male	IND	486	0.11%
26	Patel Lallubhai Vallabbhai Male	IND	456	0.11%
27	Chhaganbhai Keshavbhai Patel Male	IND	433	0.10%
28	Bhupatbhai Fakiwala Male	IND	424	0.10%
29	Kabir Manhardas Ishvardas Male	IND	423	0.10%
30	Usaman Mansuri Male	IND	402	0.09%
31	Mavjibhai Bhikhabhai Doolera Male	IND	230	0.05%
32	Makwana Niranjan Kanjibhai Male	IND	208	0.05%
33	Bansimal Mulani Railwaywala Male	IND	136	0.03%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2024	Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya (nimuben Bambhaniya) Female BJP	68.20%	Umeshbhai Naranbhai Makwana Male AAAP	24.89%
2019	Dr. Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shiyal Female BJP	63.33%	Patel Manharbhai Nagjibhai (vasani) Male INC	31.77%
2014	Dr. Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shiyal Female BJP	59.86%	Rathod Pravinbhai Jinabhai Male INC	27.67%
2009	Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana (rajubhai Rana) BJP	34.23%	Gohilmahavirsinhbhagirathsinh INC	33.29%
2004	Rana Rajendrasinh Ghanashyamsinh (rajubhai Rana) Male BJP	55.60%	Gigabhai Bhavubhai Gohil (gigabhai Gohil) Male INC	37.52%
1999	Rana Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh (rajubhai Rana) Male BJP	61.00%	Gohil Dilipsinh Ajitsinh (dilipsinh Gohil) Male INC	37.71%
1998	Rana Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh (rajubhai Rana) Male BJP	53.03%	Gohil Shaktisinhji Harichandrasinhji Male INC	38.51%
1996	Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana Male BJP	34.72%	Purshottam Odhavji Solanki Male IND	32.91%
1991	Mahavirsinh Harisinhji Gohil Male BJP	56.64%	Dhanajibhai Baladhiya Male INC	32.94%
1989	Jamod Shashikant Mavjibhai Male INC	41.07%	Jadeja Pravinsinhi Male JD	40.91%
1984	Gohil Gigabhai Bhavubhai Male INC	37.64%	Mehta Prasannvadan Manilal Male JnP	34.51%
1980	Gohil Gigabhai Bhavubhai Male INC(I)	51.66%	Shah Jayaben Vajubhai Female JnP	30.41%
1977	Prasannavadan Manilal Methta Male BLD	50.75%	Chabildas Pragjibhai Metha Male INC	46.36%
1971	Prasanwvadan Manilal Mehta Male NCO	48.72%	Jashvant Mehta Male INC	39.67%
1967	J.N. Mehta Male INC	39.90%	S.K. Gohil Male SWA	37.69%