Bhavnagar Lok Sabha Constituency of Gujarat: Full list of candidates, polling dates

File Photo

Bhavnagar Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the western state of Gujarat and cast its vote in the 2019 election on April 23. The results would be declared on May 23.

Bhavnagar registered 58.41 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 1.12 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1767040 while the total voter turnout is 1032110. While in 2014, the constituency registered 57.29 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1593726 while the total voter's turnout was 912975.

Patel Manharbhai Nagjibhai (Vasani) of Indian National Congress, Dr. Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shiyal of Bharatiya Janata Party and Vijaykumar Ramabhai Makadiya of Bahujan Samaj Party are a few prominent candidates contesting for general election 2019 from Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat.

Bhavnagar constituency covers seven assembly segments –  Talaja, Palitana , Bhavnagar Gramya, Bhavnagar Purva, Bhavnagar Pashchim, Gadhada and Botad.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	PATEL MANHARBHAI NAGJIBHAI (VASANI)	Indian National Congress
2	DR.BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	VIJAYKUMAR RAMABHAI MAKADIYA	Bahujan Samaj Party
4	DHAPA DHARAMSHIBHAI RAMJIBHAI	Vyavastha Parivartan Party
5	RAMDEVSINH BHARATSINH ZALA	Jan Sangharsh Virat Party
6	SONDHARVA BHARATBHAI KANJIBHAI	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party
7	CHAUHAN AJAYKUMAR RAMRATANSINH (AMIT CHAUHAN)	Independent
8	CHAMPABEN ZAVERBHAI CHAUHAN	Independent
9	SITAPARA SAGARBHAI BHURABHAI	Independent
10	HARESHBHAI BABUBHAI VEGAD (HARABHAI)	Independent

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Bharatiben Shiyal, of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – won with a huge margin of over 2.95 lakh votes. She had defeated Pravinbhai Rathod of the Indian National Congress (INC). Shiyal had secured 549529 votes while Rathod got 254041 votes.