Bardoli (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: બારડોલી લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in Gujarat, a state in western India. This constituency was created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.[2] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary of the Indian National Congress. As of the latest elections in 2014, Parbhubhai Vasava of the Bharatiya Janata Party represents this constituency.

Bardoli
Lok Sabha Constituency
Incumbent	Parbhubhai Vasava
Parliamentary Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2014
Constituency Details
Established	2008–present
State	Gujarat
Total Electors	1,614,106[1]
Assembly Constituencies	Mangrol (ST), Mandvi (ST), Kamrej, Bardoli (SC), Mahuva (ST) Vyara (ST), and Nizar (ST).

Assembly segments

As of 2014, Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]

Assembly Segment No	Name of Assembly Seat	Reserved for
156	Mangrol	ST
157	Mandvi	ST
158	Kamrej	None
169	Bardoli	SC
170	Mahuva	ST
171	Vyara	ST
172	Nizar	ST

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner	Party
2009	Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary	Indian National Congress
2014	Parbhubhai Vasava	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Parbhubhai Vasava	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bardoli[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary	398,323	47.86	N/A
	BJP	Riteshkumar Vasava	339,445	40.77	N/A
	Independent	Pravinsinh Vasava	26,269	3.16	N/A
	BSP	Ranjanben Chimanbhai Gamit	16,478	1.98	N/A
	CPI	Sonaben Bhikhubhai Patel	15,257	1.83	N/A
	Independent	Sukabhai Mangabhai Rathod	10,655	1.28	N/A
	JD(U)	Kamleshbhai Prabhubhai Chaudhari	8,215	0.99	N/A
	Independent	Thakorbhai Manekjibhai Gamit	5,046	0.61	N/A
	Independent	Sumanbhai Narsinhbhai Gamit	4,730	0.57	N/A
	Maha–Gujarat Janta Party	Vijaykumar Haribhai Patel	3,177	0.38	N/A
	Independent	Arjunbhai Bhaljibhai Chaudhari	2,496	0.30	N/A
	SP	Pravinbhai Bhulabhai Rathod	2,344	0.28	N/A
Margin of victory			58,878	7.09	N/A
Turnout			832,542	57.81	N/A
	INC win (new seat)

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bardoli[1][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Parbhubhai Vasava	6,22,769	51.63	+10.86
	INC	Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary	4,98,885	41.36	-6.50
	CPI	Revaben Chaudhary	13,270	1.10	-0.73
	BSP	Movaliyabhai Nopariyabhai Gamit	11,625	0.96	-1.02
	AAP	Chandubhai Machalabhai Chaudhari	10,842	0.90	N/A
	Independent	Rameshbhai Bhikhabhai Rathod	8,607	0.71	N/A
	JD(U)	Jagatsinh Laljibhai Vasava	7,321	0.61	-0.38
	Independent	Surendrabhai Simabhai Gamit	5,351	0.44	N/A
	Aadivasi Sena Party	Bhailalbhai Chhanabhai Rathod	5,334	0.44	N/A
	Hindusthan Nirman Dal	Reniyabhai Shankarbhai Chaudhari	2,184	0.18	N/A
	NOTA	None of the Above	19,991	1.66	N/A
Margin of victory			1,23,884	10.27	+3.18
Turnout			12,09,069	74.94	+17.14
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bardoli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Parbhubhai Vasava	7,42,273	55.06	+3.43
	INC	Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary	5,26,826	39.08	-2.28
	NOTA	None of the Above	22,914	1.70	-0.04
Margin of victory			2,15,447	15.98	+5.71
Turnout			13,49,645	73.89	-1.05
	BJP hold		Swing

References

1. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 148.
3. "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
4. "Bardoli". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.

See also

• Mandvi (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Tapi district