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Navsari: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, C. R. Patil from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won the elections by a margin of 558116 votes. The polling / voting in Navsari constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 3 on 23 April. The major contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party#s C. R. Patil and Congress Party#s Dharmesh bhimbhai patel

Navsari 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party won 26 out of the 26 parliamentary seat with 60.11 percent vote share while the Indian National Congress managed to win just seats with a 33.45 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Navsari Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 65.78% Lok Sabha percent with 66.78% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 64.55% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 9322 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 19 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Navsari, 17 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of C. R. Patil of the Bharatiya Janta Party as he defeated Maksud Mirza by a margin of 558116 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Navsari constituency in Gujarat

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha poll, Bharatiya Janta Party candidate defated Indian National Congress candidate in one-sided contest. Here, BJP candidate Chandrakant Raghunath Patil attained 423413 votes and INC's Dhansukh Rajput bagged 290770 votes.

22:45 PM (IST)  •  21 Apr 2019

According to news agency IANS, five persons from Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district had a narrow escape in the serial bomb blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing over 200 people.

22:17 PM (IST)  •  21 Apr 2019

The attacks on tourists and Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka are an attack on humanity. On a day devoted to love, redemption, and renewal, we pray for the victims and stand with the people of Sri Lanka.

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