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Daman & Diu, Daman & Diu — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Daman & Diu (Daman & Diu) was won by Lalubhai Babubhai Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 9,942 votes over Ketan Dahyabhai Patel. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Daman & Diu, Daman & Diu, from 1989 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1989–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1989 Tandel Devji Jogibhai Independent 15,647 42.8% Tandel Gopalbhai Kalyanbhai (Indian National Congress) 1,840 (5.0 pts)
1991 Tandel Dev Ji Jogi Bhai Bharatiya Janata Party 12,095 31.9% Tandel Gopal Bhai Kalyan Bhai (Independent) 2,287 (6.0 pts)
1996 Tandel Gopalbhai Kalyanbhai Indian National Congress 24,543 50.6% Tandal Devjibhai Jogibhai (Bharatiya Janata Party) 4,931 (10.2 pts)
1998 Devjibhai J. Tandel Bharatiya Janata Party 21,649 42.0% Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Patel (Independent) 1,236 (2.4 pts)
1999 Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Indian National Congress 25,136 49.5% Tandel Devjibhai Jogibhai (Bharatiya Janata Party) 3,226 (6.3 pts)
2004 Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Indian National Congress 27,523 49.5% Gopal K. Tandel (Bharatiya Janata Party) 607 (1.1 pts)
2009 Lalubhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 44,546 65.5% Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Patel (Indian National Congress) 24,838 (36.5 pts)
2014 Patel Lalubhai Babubhai Bharatiya Janata Party 46,960 53.8% Ketan Dahyabhai Patel (Indian National Congress) 9,222 (10.6 pts)
2019 Lalubhai Babubhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 37,597 43.7% Ketan Dahyabhai Patel (Indian National Congress) 9,942 (11.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tandel Devji Jogibhai Independent 15,647 42.8%
Tandel Gopalbhai Kalyanbhai Indian National Congress 13,807 37.8%
Rani Jathmalani Janata Dal 6,732 18.4%
Naik Anil Prabhakar Independent 243 0.7%
Prabhakar Bhagwanbhai Somabhai Independent 109 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tandel Dev Ji Jogi Bhai Bharatiya Janata Party 12,095 31.9%
Tandel Gopal Bhai Kalyan Bhai Independent 9,808 25.9%
Prabhakar Premabhai Somabhai Indian National Congress 8,623 22.7%
Aslam Khan Independent 5,985 15.8%
Rani Jeth Malani (W) Janata Dal 1,036 2.7%
Ishverbhai Naik Independent 158 0.4%
M.S. Khan Independent 88 0.2%
Minaxiben Nayankumar (W) DDP 45 0.1%
Bamania Ratilal Bhikhabhai Independent 36 0.1%
Patel Balubhai Dajibhai Independent 25 0.1%
Solanky Chandrakant Sarvat Independent 22 0.1%
Alak Mohan Hari Mohan Independent 16 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tandel Gopalbhai Kalyanbhai Indian National Congress 24,543 50.6%
Tandal Devjibhai Jogibhai Bharatiya Janata Party 19,612 40.4%
Nurallah Nurdin Jiwani Independent 2,626 5.4%
Solanki Samjibhai Bhikhabhai Independent 764 1.6%
Patel Prembhai Laxmanbhai Independent 363 0.7%
Baraiya Bhimji Devji Independent 293 0.6%
Solanki Chandrakant Sarvat Independent 136 0.3%
Solanki Rashiklal Mandan Independent 95 0.2%
Solanki Surendra Sakar Independent 56 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Devjibhai J. Tandel Bharatiya Janata Party 21,649 42.0%
Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Patel Independent 20,413 39.6%
Dr. Meghji Bhagvan Charaniya Independent 8,417 16.3%
Dr. Prabhakar Jivanbhai Somabhai Indian National Congress 1,020 2.0%
Baria Hemlata Gokal Independent 97 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Indian National Congress 25,136 49.5%
Tandel Devjibhai Jogibhai Bharatiya Janata Party 21,910 43.1%
Ramesh Pamsi Independent 3,422 6.7%
Dhirajkumar H Solanki Shiv Sena 332 0.7%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Indian National Congress 27,523 49.5%
Gopal K. Tandel Bharatiya Janata Party 26,916 48.4%
Dhodi Dhiru Ranchhod Bahujan Samaj Party 1,152 2.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lalubhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 44,546 65.5%
Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai Patel Indian National Congress 19,708 29.0%
Tandel Gopalbhai Kalyanbhai Nationalist Congress Party 2,144 3.2%
Sinde Shaileshbhai Independent 478 0.7%
Gohel Gautamkumar Natvarsinh Independent 387 0.6%
Pandey Dineshbhai Independent 381 0.6%
Rameshbhai D. Singh Samajwadi Party 380 0.6%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patel Lalubhai Babubhai Bharatiya Janata Party 46,960 53.8%
Ketan Dahyabhai Patel Indian National Congress 37,738 43.3%
None Of The Above Independent 1,316 1.5%
Kessur Goan Aam Aadmi Party 729 0.8%
Bhavesh Patel Bahujan Samaj Party 490 0.6%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lalubhai Babubhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 37,597 43.7%
Ketan Dahyabhai Patel Indian National Congress 27,655 32.2%
Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai Independent 19,938 23.2%
Sakil Latif Khan Bahujan Samaj Party 792 0.9%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1989: Independent margin 5.0 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.0 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 10.2 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.4 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 6.3 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 1.1 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 36.5 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 10.6 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.6 pts 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Daman & Diu has been contested at 9 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1989. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Independent, Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Daman & Diu in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Lalubhai Babubhai Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Daman & Diu, Daman & Diu, in 2019 with 37,597 votes (43.7%), a margin of 9,942 votes over Ketan Dahyabhai Patel.

Which parties have won Daman & Diu since 1989?

Since 1989, Daman & Diu has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Independent, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Daman & Diu?

The closest result on record for Daman & Diu was 2004, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 607 votes (1.1 percentage points).

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