· PC 1
Kutch
Lok Sabha General Election 1996
826,716
Electors
308,543
Votes polled
37.32%
Turnout
101,972
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan
Won
Male
|
BJP | 193,549 | 62.73% |
| 2 |
Dinesh Trivedi
Male
|
INC | 91,577 | 29.68% |
| 3 |
Padhiyar Haji Jakab Bava
Male
|
IND | 5,290 | 1.71% |
| 4 |
Parmar Babulal Vasanbhai
Male
|
IND | 3,285 | 1.06% |
| 5 |
Josab Husen Sama
Male
|
JD | 3,186 | 1.03% |
| 6 |
Patel Bharatkumar Manji
Male
|
IND | 2,360 | 0.76% |
| 7 |
Joshi Kharashankar Vithaldas
Male
|
AIIC(T) | 2,343 | 0.76% |
| 8 |
Shah Paresh Vrajlal
Male
|
IND | 962 | 0.31% |
| 9 |
K.K. Thakkar (engineer)
Male
|
SP | 895 | 0.29% |
| 10 |
Shivjibhai Ramjibhai Sorathiya
Male
|
SHS | 795 | 0.26% |
| 11 |
Jayantilal Govindji Thakkar
Male
|
IND | 745 | 0.24% |
| 12 |
Kamalkant Kantilal Bhatt
Male
|
ICS | 675 | 0.22% |
| 13 |
Pandya Prabhulal Amrutlal
Male
|
IND | 578 | 0.19% |
| 14 |
Virbhan Achra
Male
|
IND | 430 | 0.14% |
| 15 |
Karamsi Veljibhai Motharia
Male
|
IND | 381 | 0.12% |
| 16 |
Ashok Solanki
Male
|
IND | 368 | 0.12% |
| 17 |
Khemchand Budharam
Male
|
IND | 355 | 0.12% |
| 18 |
Meman Ibrahim Lalmamad
Male
|
IND | 336 | 0.11% |
| 19 |
Kapdi Premji Ramji Bhai
Male
|
RPI | 303 | 0.10% |
| 20 |
Haribhai Naran Varchand
Male
|
IND | 130 | 0.04% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Kutch Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |
Gadhavi Pushpadan Shambhudan
Male
BJP
|
48.16% |
Shailendrasinh Jadeja
Male
INC
|
41.84% |
| 1999 |
Gadhvi Pushpadan Sambhudan
Male
BJP
|
49.91% |
Babubhai Meghji Shah
Male
INC
|
48.78% |
| 1998 |
Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan
Male
BJP
|
48.58% |
Maheshbhai Thakkar
Male
INC
|
35.39% |
| 1996 |
Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan
Male
BJP
|
62.73% |
Dinesh Trivedi
Male
INC
|
29.68% |
| 1991 |
Patel Harilal Nanji
Male
INC
|
51.74% |
Babulal Meghji Shah
Male
BJP
|
42.21% |
| 1989 |
Babu Bhai Meghji Shah
Male
BJP
|
57.72% |
Usha Raghavji Thaker
Female
INC
|
37.11% |
| 1984 |
Ushaben Raghavji Thakkar
Female
INC
|
43.70% |
Mahipatray Mulshanker Mehta
Male
LKD
|
33.56% |
| 1980 |
Mehta Mahipatray Mulshanker
Male
INC(I)
|
49.07% |
Dava Anantray Devshanker
Male
JnP
|
41.35% |
| 1977 |
Dave Anantray Devshankar
Male
BLD
|
50.00% |
Mehta Mahipatray Mulshankar
Male
INC
|
45.32% |
| 1971 |
Mahipatray M. Mehta
Male
INC
|
49.70% |
Yuvraj Prithviraj Sinhji Madansinhji
Male
NCO
|
48.76% |
| 1967 |
T.M. Sheth
Male
INC
|
51.61% |
H. Vijayrajji
Male
SWA
|
48.39% |