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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| map_image = ભાવનગર – Bhavnagar.svg
| map_caption =
| name = Bhavnagar Lok Sabha Constituency ભાવનગર લોક સભા મતદાર વિભાગ
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya being welcomed on her arrival for assumption of charge as the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (cropped).jpg
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| mp = [[Nimuben Bambhaniya]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| assembly_cons = [[Talaja Assembly constituency|Talaja]] [[Palitana Assembly constituency|Palitana]] [[Bhavnagar Rural Assembly constituency|Bhavnagar Rural]] [[Bhavnagar East Assembly constituency|Bhavnagar East]] [[Bhavnagar West Assembly constituency|Bhavnagar West]] [[Gadhada Assembly constituency|Gadhada]] [[Botad Assembly constituency|Botad]]
}}
'''Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{langx|gu|ભાવનગર લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર}}) is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Gujarat]] state in [[India]].

==Assembly segments==
Presently, Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments. These are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf |title=Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416162919/http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf |archivedate=2009-04-16 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="120px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|100
|[[Talaja Assembly constituency|Talaja]]
|None
| rowspan="5" |[[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=6}}
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
|-
|102
|[[Palitana Assembly constituency|Palitana]]
|None
|-
|103
|[[Bhavnagar Rural Assembly constituency|Bhavnagar Rural]]
|None
|-
|104
|[[Bhavnagar East Assembly constituency|Bhavnagar East]]
|None
|-
|105
|[[Bhavnagar West Assembly constituency|Bhavnagar West]]
|None
|-
|106
|[[Gadhada Assembly constituency|Gadhada]]
|SC
| rowspan="2" |[[Botad district|Botad]]
|-
|107
|[[Botad Assembly constituency|Botad]]
|None
| {{party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Winner
! Colspan=2|Party
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
|[[Chimanlal Chakubhai Shah]]
|rowspan="3" style="background-color:#00BFFF" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Balwantrai Mehta]]
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Jashvant Mehta]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}" |
|[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Jivraj N. Mehta]]
|bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|1969^
| rowspan="3" |[[Prasannbhai Mehta]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (O)|dab=yes|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Gigabhai Gohil]]
|rowspan="1" style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Shashibhai Jamod]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|Mahavirsinh Gohil
|rowspan="9" style="background-color:#FF9933" |
| rowspan="9" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Rajendrasinh Rana]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiben Shiyal]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| [[Nimuben Bambhaniya]]
|}

== Election results ==
===2024===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Bhavnagar]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bhavnagar">{{cite news |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bhavnagar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0615.htm |access-date=9 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609163004/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0615.htm |archive-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Nimuben Bambhaniya]]
|votes = 7,16,883
|percentage = 68.46
|change = {{increase}} 4.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Umeshbhai Naranbhai Makwana
|votes = 2,61,594
|percentage = 24.98
|change = ''New''
|Result =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 18,765
|percentage = 1.79
|change = {{increase}} 0.22
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,55,289
|percentage = 43.48
|change = {{increase}} 11.83
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,51,181
|percentage = 54.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = {{increase}}4.95
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Bhavnagar]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Bharatiben Shiyal]]
|votes = 6,61,273
|percentage = 63.51
|change = {{increase}} 3.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Patel Manharbhai Nagjibhai
|votes = 3,31,754
|percentage = 31.86
|change = {{increase}} 4.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 16,383
|percentage = 1.57
|change = {{increase}} 0.52
|Result =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,29,519
|percentage = 31.65
|change = {{decrease}} 0.56
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,41,279
|percentage = 61.0
|change = {{increase}} 3.42
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = {{increase}} 3.61
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Bhavnagar]]<ref name="auto">CEO Gujarat. ''[http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Contesting_Candidates_LS2014.PDF Contesting Candidates LS2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514025434/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Contesting_Candidates_LS2014.PDF |date=14 May 2014 }}''</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=17 May 2014|archive-date=17 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135238/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. [[Bharatiben Shiyal]]
|votes = 5,49,529
|percentage = 59.90
|change = +25.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pravinbhai Rathod
|votes = 2,54,041
|percentage = 27.69
|change = -5.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Dr. Kanubhai Kalsaria
|votes = 49,540
|percentage = 5.40
|change = +5.40
|Result =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 9,590
|percentage = 1.05
|change = ---
|Result =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,95,488
|percentage = 32.21
|change = +31.27
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,18,144
|percentage = 57.58
|change = +12.43
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General elections 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Bhavnagar]]<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rajendrasinh Rana]]
|votes = 2,13,358
|percentage = 34.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mahavirsinh Gohil
|votes = 2,07,446
|percentage = 33.29
|change =
|Result =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = MJP
|candidate = Gordhanbhai Zadafia
|votes = 1,56,570
|percentage = 25.12
|change =
|Result =
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,893
|percentage = 0.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,23,928
|percentage = 45.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title=General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=2014-04-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-11 }}</ref>

=== General elections 2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Bhavnagar<ref name=election2004>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |title=General Election 2004 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rajendrasinh Rana]]
|votes = 2,47,336
|percentage = 55.60
|change =
|Result = Win
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Gigabhai Gohil
|votes = 1,66,910
|percentage = 37.52
|change =
|Result =
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 80,426
|percentage = 18.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,44,833
|percentage = 35.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Bhavnagar]]
* [[Bhavnagar district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==Notes==
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat}}
{{Bhavnagar district}}
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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Bhavnagar district]]

Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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