# Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency

Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: 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:
| Constituency Number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 100 | Talaja | None | Bhavnagar | Gautambhai Chauhan | BJP | BJP |
| 102 | Palitana | None | Bhavnagar | Bhikhabhai Baraiya | BJP | BJP |
| 103 | Bhavnagar Rural | None | Bhavnagar | Parsottam Solanki | BJP | BJP |
| 104 | Bhavnagar East | None | Bhavnagar | Sejal Pandya | BJP | BJP |
| 105 | Bhavnagar West | None | Bhavnagar | Jitu Vaghani | BJP | BJP |
| 106 | Gadhada | SC | Botad | Shambhuprasad Tundiya | BJP | BJP |
| 107 | Botad | None | Botad | Umesh Makwana | AAP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Chimanlal Chakubhai Shah | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Balvantray Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Balvantray Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Jashvant Mehta | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Jivraj N. Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| 1969^ | Prasannbhai Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Prasannbhai Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Prasannbhai Mehta | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Gigabhai Gohil | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Gigabhai Gohil | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Shashibhai Jamod | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Mahavirsinh Gohil | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Rajendrasinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Rajendrasinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Rajendrasinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Rajendrasinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Rajendrasinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Bharatiben Shiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Bharatiben Shiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Nimuben Bambhaniya | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Nimuben Bambhaniya | 716,883 | 68.46 | 4.95 |
| | AAP | Umeshbhai Naranbhai Makwana | 2,61,594 | 24.98 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 18,765 | 1.79 | 0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,55,289 | 43.48 | 11.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,47,232 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 4.95 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bharatiben Shiyal | 661,273 | 63.51 | 3.61 |
| | INC | Patel Manharbhai Nagjibhai | 3,31,754 | 31.86 | 4.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 16,383 | 1.57 | 0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,29,519 | 31.65 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,41,279 | 61.0 | 3.42 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.61 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Bharatiben Shiyal | 5,49,529 | 59.90 | +25.67 |
| | INC | Pravinbhai Rathod | 2,54,041 | 27.69 | −5.60 |
| | AAP | Dr. Kanubhai Kalsaria | 49,540 | 5.40 | +5.40 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 9,590 | 1.05 | −−− |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,95,488 | 32.21 | +31.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,18,144 | 57.58 | +12.43 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Rajendrasinh Rana | 213,358 | 34.23 |
| | INC | Mahavirsinh Gohil | 2,07,446 | 33.29 |
| | MJP | Gordhanbhai Zadafia | 1,56,570 | 25.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,893 | 0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,23,928 | 45.16 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Bhavnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Rajendrasinh Rana | 247,336 | 55.60 |
| | INC | Gigabhai Gohil | 1,66,910 | 37.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,426 | 18.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,44,833 | 35.98 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |