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{{Short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Kachchh {{Small|GJ-1}}
| map_image = કચ્છ – Kachchh.svg
| map_caption =
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image = Vinodbhai_Chavda.jpg
| established = 1952
| electors = 19,43,136 (2024)<ref name="u140">{{cite web | title=ECI/PN/102/2024 - EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases |date=25 May 2024 | url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=18 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525141320/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2024}}</ref>
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| mp = [[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda|Vinod Chavda]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| assembly_cons = [[Abdasa Assembly constituency|Abdasa]] [[Mandvi, Kachchh Assembly constituency|Mandvi]] [[Bhuj Assembly constituency|Bhuj]] [[Anjar Assembly constituency|Anjar]] [[Gandhidham Assembly constituency|Gandhidham]] [[Rapar Assembly constituency|Rapar]] [[Morbi Assembly constituency|Morbi]]
}}
'''Kachchh''' Lok Sabha constituency (formerly '''Kutch Lok Sabha constituency''') is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Gujarat]] state in western [[India]]. Kachchh is the third largest constituency in India, with an area of 45,652 km2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/12espec.htm|title=Smallest constituency is just 10 sq km|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-12-19}}</ref> It is larger than [[Denmark]].

==Vidhan Sabha segments==
Presently, Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416162919/http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf |archive-date=2009-04-16 }}</ref>

{{static row numbers}}
{| 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
|-
|1
|[[Abdasa Assembly constituency|Abdasa]]
|None
| rowspan="6" |[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
|-
|2
|[[Mandvi, Kachchh Assembly constituency|Mandvi]]
|None
|-
|3
|[[Bhuj Assembly constituency|Bhuj]]
|None
|-
|4
|[[Anjar Assembly constituency|Anjar]]
|None
|-
|5
|[[Gandhidham Assembly constituency|Gandhidham]]
|SC
|-
|6
|[[Rapar Assembly constituency|Rapar]]
|None
|-
|65
|[[Morbi Assembly constituency|Morbi]]
|None
|[[Morbi district|Morbi]]
|-
|}
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== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhawanji Arjun Khimji]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Himmatsinhji M. K.]]
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|Tulsidas M. Sheth
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|Mahipatrai Mehta
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Anant Dave]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Mahipatrai Mehta
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress |rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[Usha Thakkar]]

|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|Babubhai Shah
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|Harilal Nanji Patel
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Pushpdan Gadhavi]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=8|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Poonamben Veljibhai Jat|Poonamben Jat]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda|Vinod Chavda]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|}

== Election results ==

===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Kachchh]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kachchh">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kachchh |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS061.htm |access-date=25 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725174851/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S061.htm |archive-date=25 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate= [[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda]]
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes=6,59,574
|percentage=60.23
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate= Nitishbhai Lalan
|party= Indian National Congress
|votes=3,90,792
|percentage=35.68
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 18,742
|percentage = 1.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =2,68,782
|percentage =24.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,96,006
|percentage =56.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{notelist}}

=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kachchh]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda]]|votes=6,37,034|percentage=62.26|change={{increase}}2.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Naresh Naranbhai Maheshwari|votes=3,31,521|percentage=32.40|change={{decrease}}0.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=18,761|percentage=1.83|change={{increase}}0.05|Result=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Maheshwari Devjibhai Vachhiyabhai
|votes = 10,098
|percentage = 0.99
|change = {{decrease}}1.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Lakhubhai Vaghela
|votes =7,448
|percentage =0.73
|change = {{decrease}}1.51
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,05,513|percentage=29.86|change={{increase}}3.01}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,24,512|percentage=58.71|change={{decrease}}3.07}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Election 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kachchh]]<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda]]
|votes = 5,62,855
|percentage = 59.40
|change ={{increase}}8.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dr. Dineshbhai Parmar
|votes = 3,08,373
|percentage = 32.55
|change = {{decrease}}5.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Kamalbhai Matang
|votes = 21,230
|percentage = 2.24
|change = {{increase}}0.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Hirji Punjabhai Siju
|votes = 21,106
|percentage = 2.23
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Govindbhai Punamchand Danicha
|votes = 15,797
|percentage = 1.67
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|votes = 16,879
|percentage = 1.78
|change = ---
|Result =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,54,482
|percentage = 26.85
|change = {{increase}}14.21
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,47,525
|percentage = 61.78
|change = {{increase}}17.05
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<ref name="auto"/>

=== General Elections 2009 ===
<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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|archive-date=2014-08-11|access-date=2014-06-02}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kachchh District|Kachchh]]<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=2014-05-14 }}''</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI|access-date=2014-05-17|archive-date=2014-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135238/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Poonamben Veljibhai Jat]]|votes=2,85,225|percentage=50.58|change={{increase}}2.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Valjibhai Danicha|votes=2,13,921|percentage=37.94|change={{decrease}}3.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Hiraben Vanzara|votes=15,881|percentage=2.82|change=''---''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=71,343|percentage=12.64|change={{increase}}6.32}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=5,64,008|percentage=42.55|change={{decrease}}3.05}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

=== General Elections 2004 ===
<ref>{{cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|archive-date=2014-07-18|access-date=2014-06-02}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Kutch]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Pushpdan Gadhavi]]|votes=2,21,057|percentage=48.15|change=''---''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Shailendrasinh Jadeja|votes=1,92,067|percentage=41.84|change=''---''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Dhanraj Sheda|votes=20,334|percentage=4.42|change=''---''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=28,990|percentage=6.32|change=''---''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=4,59,043|percentage=45.60|change=''---''}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Kachchh District]]
* [[Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency]] and [[Barmer Lok Sabha constituency]], largest by area.
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==Notes==
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Politics of Kutch district]]

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