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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| image =
| caption =
| Reservation= SC
| Existence = 1952
| CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| CurrentMP = [[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda|Vinod Chavda]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| State = [[Gujarat]]
|Successful Party =
| AssemblyConstituencies =[[Abdasa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Abdasa]] [[Mandvi, Kachchh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandvi]] [[Bhuj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhuj]] [[Anjar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anjar]] [[Gandhidham (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gandhidham]] [[Rapar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rapar]] [[Morbi (Vidhan Sabha 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>

{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
|-
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency Number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="100px"|District
! MLA
! Party
!width="150px"|Party Leading (in 2019)
|-
| 1
| [[Abdasa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Abdasa]]
|None
|[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
|[[Pradhyumansinh Mahipatsinh Jadeja|Pradyumansinh Jadeja]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 2
| [[Mandvi, Kachchh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandvi]]
|None
|[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
|Virendrasinh Jadeja
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 3
| [[Bhuj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhuj]]
|None
|[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
|DR.Nimaben Acharya
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 4
| [[Anjar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anjar]]
|None
|[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
|[[Vasanbhai Ahir]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 5
| [[Gandhidham (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gandhidham]]
|SC
|[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
|Maltiben Maheshwari
|bgcolor=#FF9933| [[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 6
| [[Rapar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rapar]]
|None
|[[Kutch district|Kachchh]]
|Santokben Arethiya
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 65
| [[Morbi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Morbi]]
|None
|[[Morbi district|Morbi]]
|Brijesh Merja
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
|}

==Members of Lok Sabha==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |Bhawanji Arjun Khimji
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Himmatsinhji M. K.|Himmatsinghji]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Swatantra Party}}"|
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|Tulsidas M Sheth
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#00BFFF" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|Mahipatrai Mehta
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Anant Dave]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Mahipatrai Mehta
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]]
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|Usha Thakkar
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|Babubhai Shah
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|Harilal Nanji Patel
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Pushpdan Gadhavi]]
| rowspan="7" bgcolor="#FF9933" |
| rowspan="7" |[[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="2" |[[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda|Vinod Chavda]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|}

== Election Results ==

=== [[2019 Indian general election in Gujarat]] ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kachchh]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda]]|votes=6,37,034|percentage=62.26|change=+2.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Naresh Naranbhai Maheshwari|votes=3,31,521|percentage=32.40|change=-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=+0.05|Result=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Maheshwari Devjibhai Vachhiyabhai
|votes = 10,098
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Lakhubhai Vaghela
|votes =7,448
|percentage =0.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,05,513|percentage=29.86|change=+3.01}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,24,512|percentage=58.71|change=-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 candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda]]
|votes = 5,62,855
|percentage = 59.40
|change = +8.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dr. Dineshbhai Parmar
|votes = 3,08,373
|percentage = 32.55
|change = -5.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Kamalbhai Matang
|votes = 21,230
|percentage = 2.24
|change = +0.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Hirji Punjabhai Siju
|votes = 21,106
|percentage = 2.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Govindbhai Punamchand Danicha
|votes = 15,797
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{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 = +14.21
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,47,525
|percentage = 61.78
|change = +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|title=Archived copy|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|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]''</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0620.htm?ac=20|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=ECI}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Poonamben Veljibhai Jat]]|votes=2,85,225|percentage=50.58|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Valjibhai Danicha|votes=2,13,921|percentage=37.94|change=}}
{{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=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=5,64,008|percentage=42.55|change=}}
{{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 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]]

Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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