Daman and Diu Lok Sabha constituency

Daman and Diu Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. This constituency came into existence in 1987,^[2] following the implementation of the Goa, Daman, and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (Act No. 18 of 1987).

Daman and Diu
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Dadra and Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Union Territory	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Established	1987
Total electors	1,34,189[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Umeshbhai Babubhai Patel
Party	Independent
Elected year	2024

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Before 1987: Seat did not exist
1987 [a]	Gopalbhai Tandel		Indian National Congress
1989	Devjibhai Tandel		Bharatiya Janata Party
1991
1996	Gopalbhai Tandel		Indian National Congress
1998	Devjibhai Tandel		Bharatiya Janata Party
1999[3]	Dahyabhai Patel		Indian National Congress
2004[4]
2009[5]	Lalubhai Patel		Bharatiya Janata Party
2014[6]
2019[7]
2024	Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai		Independent

1. by-election

Election results

1987 by-election

• The constituency did not exist at the time of 1984 general election, but was specially created in 1987 when Goa became a state, and Daman and Diu ceased to be associated with Goa.^[8]
• Gopal Kalan Tandel (Indian National Congress) : 17,027 votes
• Narayan Srinivasa Fugro (independent) : 9,303 votes

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Daman and Diu^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai	27,523	49.51
	BJP	Gopal K. Tandel	26,916	48.42
	BSP	Dhodi Dhiru Ranchhod	1,152	2.07
Majority			607	1.09
Turnout			55,591	70.16
	INC hold		Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Daman and Diu^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Lalubhai Patel	44,546	65.48
	INC	Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai	19,708	28.97
	NCP	Tandel Gopalbhai Kalyanbhai	2,144	3.15
Majority			24,838	36.51
Turnout			68,024	71.32
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Daman and Diu^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Lalubhai Patel	46,960	53.83	+11.46
	INC	Ketan Patel	37,738	43.26	+14.29
	AAP	Kessur Goan	729	0.84	+0.84
	BSP	Bhavesh Patel	490	0.56	+0.56
	NOTA	None of the above	1,316	1.51	−−−
Majority			9,222	10.57	−25.95
Turnout			87,233	78.01	+4.28
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Daman and Diu^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Lalubhai Patel	37,597	42.98	−10.85
	INC	Ketan Patel	27,655	31.62	−11.64
	Independent	Umesh B Patel	19,938	22.79
	NOTA	None of the above	1,487	1.70	+0.19
	BSP	Sakil Latif Khan	792	0.91
Majority			9,942	11.36	+0.61
Turnout			87,473	71.85	−6.16
	BJP hold		Swing

2024

2024 Indian general election: Daman and Diu^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai	42,523	46.02	23.23
	BJP	Lalubhai Patel	36,298	39.28	3.70
	INC	Ketan Dahyabhal Patel	11,258	12.18	19.44
	NOTA	None of the Above	978	1.06	0.64
Majority			6,225	6.74	4.62
Turnout			92,410	68.77	3.08
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing

See also

• Daman and Diu
• 1987 Daman and Diu by-election
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Lok Sabha constituency)
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha