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|caption = Vadodara district in Gujarat
|caption = Vadodara district in Gujarat
|Existence = 1957–present
|Existence = 1957
|CurrentMP = [[Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt]]
|CurrentMP = [[Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt]]
|CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Savli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Savli]]<br> [[Vaghodiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vaghodiya]]<br> [[Vadodara Shaher (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vadodara City]]<br> [[Sayajigunj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sayajigunj]]<br> [[Akota (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Akota]]<br> [[Raopura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raopura]]<br> [[Manjalpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manjalpur]]
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'''Vadodara''' (formerly '''Baroda Lok Sabha constituency''') ({{lang-gu|વડોદરા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર}}) is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in [[Gujarat]], a state in [[Western India]]. This constituency covers the entire [[Vadodara district]] and first held elections in 1957 as Baroda Lok Sabha constituency in erstwhile [[Bombay State]] (present day Gujarat).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianbarassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/THE-BOMBAY-RE-ORGANISATION-ACT-1960-No.11-OF-1960.pdf|title=The Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 No. 11 of 1960|publisher=Indian Bar Association|page=1|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053815/http://indianbarassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/THE-BOMBAY-RE-ORGANISATION-ACT-1960-No.11-OF-1960.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been known as Vadodara since the 2009 elections. Its first [[member of parliament]] (MP) was [[Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) who was also re-elected in the next elections in 1962. He was the Maharaja of Baroda of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1474.htm|title=6th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> P. C. Patel of the [[Swatantra Party]] won the election in 1967. From 1971–80, Gaekwad was MP of this constituency again firstly as a member of the [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] and then as a member of the INC. His younger brother, [[Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad]] also of the INC represented the constituency from 1980–89 for two terms before being defeated by Prakash Brahmbhatt of the [[Janata Dal]] party in the 1989 election.<ref name=Gaekwad/>
'''Vadodara''' (formerly '''Baroda Lok Sabha constituency''') ({{lang-gu|વડોદરા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર}}) is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in [[Gujarat]], a state in [[Western India]]. This constituency covers 7 out of 10 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of [[Vadodara district]] and first held elections in 1957 as Baroda Lok Sabha constituency in erstwhile [[Bombay State]] (present day Gujarat).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianbarassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/THE-BOMBAY-RE-ORGANISATION-ACT-1960-No.11-OF-1960.pdf|title=The Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 No. 11 of 1960|publisher=Indian National Bar Association|page=1|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053815/http://indianbarassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/THE-BOMBAY-RE-ORGANISATION-ACT-1960-No.11-OF-1960.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been known as Vadodara since the 2009 elections. Its first [[member of parliament]] (MP) was [[Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) who was also re-elected in the next elections in 1962. He was the Maharaja of Baroda of the [[Gaekwad dynasty]] at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1474.htm|title=6th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> P. C. Patel of the [[Swatantra Party]] won the election in 1967. From 1971–80, Gaekwad was MP of this constituency again firstly as a member of the [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] and then as a member of the INC. His younger brother, [[Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad]] also of the INC represented the constituency from 1980–89 for two terms before being defeated by Prakash Brahmbhatt of the [[Janata Dal]] party in the 1989 election.<ref name=Gaekwad/>


In 1991, television actress [[Deepika Chikhalia]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) won the seat. She was best known at the time for playing [[Sita]], Hindu god [[Rama]]'s wife in the highly popular television adaptation of the Hindu religious epic, ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/battle-for-vadodara-modis-journey-from-an-rss-pracharak-to-bjps-pm-candidate/|title=Battle for Vadodara: Modi's journey from an RSS pracharak to BJP's PM candidate|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 March 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/23/art.ramayana|title=All Indian life is here|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=23 August 2008|access-date=29 September 2014|last=Dalrymple|first=William}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28966784|title=India's 'screen goddess': I played a Hindu deity on TV|work=[[BBC News]]|date=10 September 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Satyasinh Dilipsinh Gaekwad of the INC won the election in 1996. In all, three members of the Gaekwad royal family have represented this seat as an MP.<ref name=Gaekwad>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Gaekwads-unseen-only-in-four-LS-elections/articleshow/32702830.cms|title=Gaekwads unseen only in four LS elections|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 March 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> The constituency has been represented by a member of the BJP since 1998: [[Jayaben Thakkar]] served for three terms from 1998 to 2009 and [[Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla]] served one term from 2009 to 2014. The current prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]] won the seat in the [[2014 Indian general elections|2014 elections]] by a victory margin of 570,128 votes, which is one of the highest margins in history of Lok Sabha polls. However he chose to vacate the seat on 29 May to comply with election rules barring an MP from representing two constituencies and instead retained his seat in [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=rule>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Narendra-Modi-retains-Varanasi-Lok-Sabha-seat-quits-Vadodara/articleshow/35714245.cms|title=PM Narendra Modi retains Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, quits Vadodara|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=29 May 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> In the subsequent by election, [[Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt]] of the BJP was elected and currently represents the constituency as its MP.
In 1991, television actress [[Deepika Chikhalia]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) won the seat. She was best known at the time for playing [[Sita]], Hindu god [[Rama]]'s wife in the highly popular television adaptation of the Hindu religious epic, ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/battle-for-vadodara-modis-journey-from-an-rss-pracharak-to-bjps-pm-candidate/|title=Battle for Vadodara: Modi's journey from an RSS pracharak to BJP's PM candidate|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 March 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/aug/23/art.ramayana|title=All Indian life is here|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=23 August 2008|access-date=29 September 2014|last=Dalrymple|first=William}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28966784|title=India's 'screen goddess': I played a Hindu deity on TV|work=[[BBC News]]|date=10 September 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Satyasinh Dilipsinh Gaekwad of the INC won the election in 1996. In all, three members of the Gaekwad royal family have represented this seat as an MP.<ref name=Gaekwad>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Gaekwads-unseen-only-in-four-LS-elections/articleshow/32702830.cms|title=Gaekwads unseen only in four LS elections|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 March 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> The constituency has been represented by a member of the BJP since 1998: [[Jayaben Thakkar]] served for three terms from 1998 to 2009 and [[Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla]] served one term from 2009 to 2014. The current prime minister, [[Narendra Modi]] won the seat in the [[2014 Indian general elections|2014 elections]] by a victory margin of 570,128 votes, which is one of the highest margins in history of Lok Sabha polls. However he chose to vacate the seat on 29 May to comply with election rules barring an MP from representing two constituencies and instead retained his seat in [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=rule>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Narendra-Modi-retains-Varanasi-Lok-Sabha-seat-quits-Vadodara/articleshow/35714245.cms|title=PM Narendra Modi retains Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, quits Vadodara|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=29 May 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> In the subsequent by election, [[Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt]] of the BJP was elected and currently represents the constituency as its MP.
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==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
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|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
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|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
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|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
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|[[Jayaben Thakkar]]
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|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
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|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
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|[[Ranjanben Bhatt]]
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|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
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|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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* *By Election
* *By Election

Latest revision as of 13:45, 31 December 2021


22°11′N 73°07′E / 22.18°N 73.12°E / 22.18; 73.12

Vadodara
Lok Sabha Constituency
Vadodara district in Gujarat
IncumbentRanjanben Dhananjay Bhatt
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1957
ReservationNone
StateGujarat
Total Electors16,38,321
Assembly ConstituenciesSavli
Vaghodiya
Vadodara City
Sayajigunj
Akota
Raopura
Manjalpur

Vadodara (formerly Baroda Lok Sabha constituency) (Gujarati: વડોદરા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in Gujarat, a state in Western India. This constituency covers 7 out of 10 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Vadodara district and first held elections in 1957 as Baroda Lok Sabha constituency in erstwhile Bombay State (present day Gujarat).[1] It has been known as Vadodara since the 2009 elections. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was also re-elected in the next elections in 1962. He was the Maharaja of Baroda of the Gaekwad dynasty at the time.[2] P. C. Patel of the Swatantra Party won the election in 1967. From 1971–80, Gaekwad was MP of this constituency again firstly as a member of the Indian National Congress (Organisation) and then as a member of the INC. His younger brother, Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad also of the INC represented the constituency from 1980–89 for two terms before being defeated by Prakash Brahmbhatt of the Janata Dal party in the 1989 election.[3]

In 1991, television actress Deepika Chikhalia of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the seat. She was best known at the time for playing Sita, Hindu god Rama's wife in the highly popular television adaptation of the Hindu religious epic, Ramayan.[4][5][6] Satyasinh Dilipsinh Gaekwad of the INC won the election in 1996. In all, three members of the Gaekwad royal family have represented this seat as an MP.[3] The constituency has been represented by a member of the BJP since 1998: Jayaben Thakkar served for three terms from 1998 to 2009 and Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla served one term from 2009 to 2014. The current prime minister, Narendra Modi won the seat in the 2014 elections by a victory margin of 570,128 votes, which is one of the highest margins in history of Lok Sabha polls. However he chose to vacate the seat on 29 May to comply with election rules barring an MP from representing two constituencies and instead retained his seat in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.[7] In the subsequent by election, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt of the BJP was elected and currently represents the constituency as its MP.

Assembly Segment[edit | edit source]

[8]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA Party Leading
(in 2019)
135 Savli None Vadodara Ketanbhai Inamdar BJP BJP
136 Vaghodiya None Vadodara Madhu Shrivastava BJP BJP
141 Vadodara City SC Vadodara Manisha Vakil BJP BJP
142 Sayajigunj None Vadodara Jitendra Sukhadiya BJP BJP
143 Akota None Vadodara Simaben Mohile BJP BJP
144 Raopura None Vadodara Rajendra Trivedi BJP BJP
145 Manjalpur None Vadodara Yogeshbhai Patel BJP BJP

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party
1952 Indubhai Amin Independent
1957 Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad Indian National Congress
1962
1967 Pashabhai Patel Swatantra Party
1971 Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad Indian National Congress (Organisation)
1977 Indian National Congress
1980 Ranjitsinh Gaekwad Indian National Congress (Indira)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Prakash Brahmbhatt Janata Dal
1991 Deepika Chikhalia Bharatiya Janata Party
1996 Satyajitsinh Gaekwad Indian National Congress
1998 Jayaben Thakkar Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2009 Balkrishna Shukla
2014 Narendra Modi
2014* Ranjanben Bhatt
2019
  • *By Election

Election results[edit | edit source]

General election 1957[edit | edit source]

1957 Indian general election: Baroda[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad 151,461 63.30 N/A
Independent Patel Pashabhai Chhotabhai 87,815 36.70 N/A
Margin of victory 63,646 26.60 N/A
Turnout 239,276 64.00 N/A
INC win (new seat)

General election 1962[edit | edit source]

1962 Indian general election: Baroda[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad 189,562 73.08 +9.78
Independent Mithabhai Jorabhai Patel 45,590 17.58 N/A
Independent Kikubhai Pranshankar Bhatt 16,574 6.39 N/A
Independent Bachubhai Girdharlal Arya 7,667 2.96 N/A
Margin of victory 143,972 55.50 +28.90
Turnout 273,079 61.22 −2.78
INC hold Swing

General election 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Indian general election: Baroda[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA P. C. Patel 152,903 52.86 N/A
INC N. D. Choksi 130,586 45.15 −27.93
Independent R. C. Patel 5,758 1.99 N/A
Margin of victory 22,317 7.71 -47.79
Turnout 304,363 68.08 +6.86
Swatantra Party gain from INC Swing

General election 1971[edit | edit source]

1971 Indian general election: Baroda[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(O) Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad 169,382 62.79 N/A
PSP Sanat Mehta 97,418 36.11 N/A
Bharatiya Kranti Dal Kikubhai Pranshankar Bhatt 2,944 1.09 N/A
Margin of victory 71,964 26.68 +18.97
Turnout 275,882 57.17 −10.91
Indian National Congress (Organisation) gain from Swatantra Party Swing

General election 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Indian general election: Baroda[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad 219,101 54.18 N/A
BLD Patel Manubhai Motilal 178,178 44.06 N/A
Independent Saiyad Najarali Chimanbapu 3,141 0.78 N/A
Independent Thakorlal Chandulal Shah 2,908 0.72 N/A
Independent Barot Ramesh Bhai Bhupatbhai 743 0.18 N/A
Independent Bhavsagar Thakorlal Parsottamdas 316 0.08 N/A
Margin of victory 40,923 10.12 -16.56
Turnout 411,857 69.14 +11.97
INC gain from Indian National Congress (Organisation) Swing

General election 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Indian general election: Baroda[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad 265,277 56.67 +2.49
JP Patel Prabhudas Khushalbhai 169,784 36.27 N/A
INC(U) Ashwinkumar Chimanlal Shah 10,633 2.27 N/A
Independent Thakor Shah 2,875 0.61 N/A
Independent Patel Dushyant Ramjibhai 2,134 0.46 N/A
Independent Oza Mohan Maneklal 2,051 0.44 N/A
Independent Gandotra Shyamsunder (Swami Trimurti) 1,553 0.33 N/A
Independent Gandotra Vina S. 1,481 0.32 N/A
Margin of victory 95,493 20.40 +10.28
Turnout 468,156 64.38 −4.76
Indian National Congress (Indira) gain from INC Swing +2.49

General election 1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: Baroda[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad 296,716 54.99 −1.68
BJP Jaspalsing Niranjansing 144,614 26.80 N/A
JP Patel Manubhai Motibhai 65,381 12.12 −24.15
Independent Dangiwala Abdulaji Gulamhusain 4,939 0.92 N/A
Independent S. L. Patel 4,014 0.74 N/A
Doordarshi Party Pandya Kiran Balkrushna 2,660 0.49 N/A
Independent Vasava Harilal Punabhai 2,249 0.42 N/A
Independent Makwana Bhogibhai Purushotambhai 1,635 0.30 N/A
Independent Gandotra S. M. 1,404 0.26 N/A
Independent Raulji Kodarbhai Takhatsinh 936 0.17 N/A
Independent Prakash Patel (Dadh) 922 0.17 N/A
Independent Rana Shanabhai Dhulabhai 572 0.11 N/A
Margin of victory 152,102 28.19 +7.79
Turnout 539,616 62.73 −1.65
INC hold Swing

General election 1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: Baroda[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Prakash Koko Brahmbhatt 346,397 50.59 N/A
INC Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad 293,499 42.87 −12.12
Independent Bandukwala Juzar Salebhai 30,195 4.41 N/A
Independent S. L. Patel 7,787 1.14 +0.40
Independent Jaspal Singh 1,828 0.27 N/A
Doordarshi Party Jayaben Thakkar 1,558 0.23 −0.26
Independent Prem Jayprakash B. Prem 1,102 0.16 N/A
LKD Saiyed Abdulazizjjalaludin 949 0.14 N/A
Independent Sadariy Atmaram Bhikhabhai 581 0.08 N/A
Independent Kanchanbhai Kalabhai Rohit 413 0.06 N/A
Independent Vaghela Piyushkumar Lalgibhai 396 0.06 N/A
Margin of victory 52,898 7.72 -20.47
Turnout 704,314 63.49 +0.76
JD gain from INC Swing

General election 1991[edit | edit source]

1991 Indian general election: Baroda[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Deepika Chikhalia 276,038 49.98 N/A
INC Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad 241,850 43.79 +0.92
JD Prakash Koko Brahmbhatt 28,486 5.16 −45.43
JP Manubhai Maganbhai Patel 1,265 0.23 N/A
Independent Sharma Rajendra Laxmichand 916 0.17 N/A
Independent Ramjibhai Punabhai Yadav 887 0.16 N/A
Azad Hind Fauz (Rajkiya) Sureshbhai Chaturbhai Patel 623 0.11 N/A
Independent Piyushkumar Laljibhai Waghela 503 0.09 N/A
Independent Trilochan Singh Paramhans (Gandotra) 500 0.09 N/A
Doordarshi Party Jayaben Thakkar 405 0.07 −0.16
Independent S. L. Patel 284 0.05 −1.09
Sr. Citizens National Party of India Occhavlal Dalsukhbhai Shah 250 0.05 N/A
Independent Rajnikant alias Gopalbhai Ambalal 197 0.04 N/A
Yuva Vikas Party Patel Iqbal Ismil 110 0.02 N/A
Margin of victory 34,188 6.19 -1.53
Turnout 559,779 48.66 −14.83
BJP gain from JD Swing

General election 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: Baroda[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Satyasinh Dilipsinh Gaekwad 131,248 30.97 −12.82
BJP Jitendra Ratilal Sukhadia (Jitubhai) 131,231 30.96 −19.02
Independent Subhanginiraje Ranjitsinh Gaekwad 100,678 23.75 N/A
Independent Madhubhai Shrivastav 50,941 12.02 N/A
Independent Varma Vikramsingh Laxmichand 1,181 0.28 N/A
Independent Patel Vitthalbhai Kasibhai 842 0.20 N/A
Independent Jadhav Arun Kashiram 778 0.18 N/A
Independent Harish Madhukar Jamdar 766 0.18 N/A
Independent Sindha Ranjitsinh Babubhai 605 0.14 N/A
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh Gandotra S. M. 556 0.13 N/A
Independent Piyushkumar Laljibhai Vaghela 480 0.11 N/A
Independent Ramanbhai Dhurabhai Patel 457 0.11 N/A
Independent Patel Kamleshbhai Ramanbhai 413 0.10 N/A
Samata Party Mohanlal Patel 394 0.09 N/A
Independent Saroj Ramkailash Ramnareshbhai 390 0.09 N/A
Independent Patel Pravinchandra Mangalbhai 378 0.09 N/A
Independent Maruti Sudamji Maharaj 350 0.08 N/A
Independent Sardar Ranjitsinh Arjunsinh 303 0.07 N/A
Independent Kanchanbhai Shanabhai Rana 288 0.07 N/A
Independent Jagdishsinh Gambhirsinh Chauhan 279 0.07 N/A
Independent Patel Natvarlal Lalbhai 279 0.07 N/A
Independent Vyas Amit 249 0.06 N/A
Independent S. L. Patel 237 0.06 +0.01
Independent Meghvani Laxmanbhai Rupchand 161 0.04 N/A
Independent Vyas Prafulchandra Jayendrakumar 159 0.04 N/A
Independent Modi Daxesh Chandrakantbhai 128 0.03 N/A
Independent Mukeshbhai Chandulal Patel (BAPA) 60 0.01 N/A
Margin of victory 17 0.01 -6.18
Turnout 437,236 31.31 −17.35
INC gain from BJP Swing

General election 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: Baroda[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jayaben Bharatkumar Thakkar 387,798 49.36 +18.40
INC Satyasinh Duleepsinh Gaekwad 335,381 42.68 +11.71
AIRJP Deviyanidevi Ashokraje Gaekwad 52,909 6.73 N/A
SP Bharwad Ranubhai Bhikhabhai 5,404 0.70 N/A
Ajeya Bharat Party Raste Janardan Gopal 2,992 0.38 N/A
Independent Gandotra S. M. 1,180 0.15 N/A
Margin of victory 52,417 6.68 +6.67
Turnout 814,838 58.02 +26.71
BJP gain from INC Swing

General election 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general election: Baroda[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jayaben Bharatkumar Thakkar 322,758 55.17 +5.81
INC Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel 230,109 39.33 −3.35
NCP Gohil Upendrasinh Pratapsinh 27,813 4.75 N/A
BSP Pawar Prem Jayprakash 2,962 0.51 N/A
JD(U) Desai Satishbhai Nanubhai 687 0.12 N/A
Independent Verma Vikramsinh Laxmichand 379 0.06 N/A
Independent Taank Chatrasang Rustombhai 318 0.05 N/A
Margin of victory 92,649 15.84 +9.16
Turnout 596,790 41.47 −16.55
BJP hold Swing

General election 2004[edit | edit source]

2004 Indian general election: Baroda[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jayaben Thakkar 316,089 48.45 −6.72
INC Satyajitsinh Duleepsinh Gaekwad 309,486 47.44 +8.11
BSP Kalodia Shardaben Surendrasinh 8,766 1.34 +0.83
Independent Prem Jayprakash Biharilal 7,959 1.22 N/A
Independent Tapanbhai Dasgupta 5,234 0.80 N/A
ABHM Hasmukh Shivabhai Patel (Ayurvedacharya) 4,875 0.75 N/A
Margin of victory 6,603 1.01 -14.83
Turnout 652,409
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general election: Vadodara[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Balkrishna Khanderao Shukla 428,833 57.40 +8.95
INC Satyajitsinh Dulipsinh Gaekwad 292,805 39.19 −8.25
Independent Vasava Harilal Shanabhai 9,896 1.32 N/A
BSP Purohit Vinaykumar Ramanbhai 6,163 0.82 −0.52
Independent Girishbhai Madhavlal Bhavsar 4,087 0.55 N/A
Independent Tapan Dasgupta (Tapanbhai) 2,917 0.39 −0.41
Independent Thavardas Amulrai Choithani 2,428 0.32 N/A
Majority 136,028 18.21 +17.20
Turnout 747,124 49.02
BJP hold Swing +8.95

General election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Vadodara[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Narendra Modi 8,45,464 72.75 +15.35
INC Madhusudan Mistry 2,75,336 23.69 −15.48
AAP Sunil Digambar Kulkarni 10,101 0.87 N/A
BSP Rohit Madhusudan Mohanbhai 5,782 0.50 −0.32
SUCI(C) Tapan Dasgupta 2,249 0.19 N/A
SP Sahebkhan Asifkhan Pathan 2,101 0.18 N/A
JD(U) Ambalal Kanabhai Jadav 1,382 0.12 N/A
Apna Desh Party Pathan Mahemudkhan Razakkhan 1,109 0.10 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 18,053 1.55 N/A
Majority 5,70,128 49.06 +30.85
Turnout 11,62,168 70.94 +21.82
Registered electors 15,90,810
BJP hold Swing +15.42

By election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Bye Election: Vadodara[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt 5,26,763 71.93 −0.86
INC Narendra Ambalal Ravat 1,97,256 26.94 +3.24
Independent Govind Bhikhabhai Parmar 4,788 0.65 N/A
Independent Pareshbhai Shankarlal Patel (Dattu) 3,532 0.48 N/A
NOTA None of the above 14,257 1.95 +0.40
Margin of victory 3,29,507 44.99 -4.09
Turnout 7,46,769 45.57 −25.33
BJP hold Swing -2.05

General election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Vadodara[23][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt 8,83,719 72.30
INC Prashant Chandubhai Patel 2,94,542 24.10
NOTA None of the Above 16,999 1.39
Majority 5,89,177 48.20
Turnout 12,23,709 68.18
Registered electors 17,94,896
BJP hold Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  21. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "2014 Bye Election Result, Vadodara" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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