Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: BJP makes a clean sweep of all 26 seats
May 24, 2019, 14:39 IST
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The BJP had a strong showing in Gujarat again. Much like the clean sweep it achieved in 2014, the EC's counting indicated that the BJP had secured all 26 seats. All other parties, including the Congress, were shut out.| Gujarat | |||
| Constituency | Current MP 2014 | BJP Candidate Names | INC Candidate Names |
| Kachchh | Vinodbhai Chavda (BJP) | Vinod Bhai Chavda (Winner) | Naresh Maheshwari |
| Banaskantha | Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (BJP) | Parbat bhai Patel (Winner) | Parthibhai Bhatol |
| Patan | Liladharbhai Khodaji Vaghela (BJP) | Bharatsinh Dabhi (Winner) | Punjbhai Vansh |
| Mahesana | Jayshreeben Kanubhai Patel (BJP) | Shardaben Patel (Winner) | A J Patel |
| Sabarkantha | Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod (BJP) | Dipsinh Radhod (Winner) | Rajendra Thakor |
| Gandhinagar | L. K. Advani (BJP) | Amit Anil chandra Shah (Winner) | DR C.J. Chavda |
| Ahmedabad East | Paresh Rawal (BJP) | Hasmukh Patel (Winner) | SMT. Geetaben Patel |
| Ahmedabad West | Kirit Premjibhai Solanki (BJP) | Dr. Kirit Bhai Solanki (Winner) | Raju Parmar |
| Surendranagar | Devjibhai Govindbhai Fatepara (BJP) | Dr. Mahendra Bhai Munjpara (Winner) | Somabhai Patel |
| Rajkot | Mohan Kundariya (BJP) | Mohan Bhai Kundariya (Winner) | Lalit Kagathara |
| Porbandar | Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya (BJP) | Ramesh Dhaduk (Winner) | Lalit Vasoya |
| Jamnagar | Poonamben Madam (BJP) | Mrs. Poonamben Maadam (Winner) | Murubhai Kandoriya |
| Junagadh | Rajesh Chudasama (BJP) | Rajesh Chudasama (Winner) | Punjbhai Vansh |
| Amreli | Naranbhai Kachhadia (BJP) | Naran Bhai Kchhadia | Paresh Dhanani (Winner) |
| Bhavnagar | Bhartiben Shiyal (BJP) | Dr. Mrs. Bharatiben Shiyal (Winner) | Manhar Patel |
| Anand | Dilip Patel (BJP) | Mitesh Patel (Winner) | Bharatsingh M Solanki |
| Kheda | Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan (BJP) | Devusinh Chauhan (Winner) | Bimal Shah |
| Panchmahal | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan (BJP) | Ratan Singh (Winner) | Vechat Khant |
| Dahod | Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor (BJP) | Jashvant Sinh Bhabhor (Winner) | Babubhai Kataria |
| Vadodara | Ranjanben Bhatt (BJP) | Mrs. Ranjan Ben Bhatt (Winner) | Prashant Patel |
| Chhota Udaipur | Ramsinh Rathwa (BJP) | Mrs Rathvagitaben Vajesingbhai (Winner) | Ranjit Rathwa |
| Bharuch | Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP) | Mansukh Bhai Vasava (Winner) | Sherkhan Abdul Shakur Pathan |
| Bardoli | Vasava Parbhubhai Nagarbhai (BJP) | Parbhu Bhai Vasava (Winner) | Tushar Chaudhary |
| Surat | Darshana Vikram Jardosh (BJP) | Darshana Vikram Jardosh (Winner) | Ashok Adhevada |
| Navsari | Chandrakant Raghunath Patil (BJP) | C.R. Patil (Winner) | Dharmesh Patel |
| Valsad | K. C. Patel (BJP) | Dr. K.C. Patel (Winner) | Jitu Chaudhary |
The victory in Gujarat, which was expected, is an important one for BJP. The party's president, Amit Shah, is contesting from the Gandhinagar constituency.
BJP has sensed a kind of anti-incumbency against three MPs of the party in North Gujarat and has now given tickets to fresh candidates. BJP has replaced its sitting MP Jayshreeben Kanubhai Patel with Shardaben Patel. Congress is fielding AJ Patel, who is the richest candidate contesting the elections.
From the Patan constituency, Jagdish Thakore of Congress won in 2009 Lok Sabha elections. In 2014, he lost this seat to Liladhar Vaghela of BJP. The Congress is now fielding Jagdish Thakore once again from this seat. BJP has now fielded Bharatsinh Dhabi Thakore from this constituency. From the Banaskantha seat, BJP has denied ticket to the sitting MP Haribhai Chaudhary and has now fielded Parbatbhai Patel to represent the party here for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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In Chhota Udaipur seat, the BJP has replaced the sitting MP Ramsingh Ratwa by giving ticket to face the Lok Sabha elections to Geetaben Rathwa. The Congress candidate for the constituency is Ranjitmohan Singh, the son of Mohan Rathwa, veteran
Congress MLA. Gujarat has 26 seats in total to give to the parliament. BJP won from all the seats with overwhelming results during 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
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