Ahmedabad East (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Ahmedabad East
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentHasmukh Patel
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2008
ReservationNone
StateGujarat
Total Electors18,09,841[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesDahegam
Gandhinagar South
Vatva
Nikol
Naroda
Thakkarbapa Nagar
Bapunagar

Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: અમદાવાદ પૂર્વ 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 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.[2] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Harin Pathak of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The second elections which were held in 2014, film actor Paresh Rawal of the BJP represented this constituency. As of the 2019 elections, Hamukh Patel of the BJP represents this constituency.[3]

Assembly segments[]

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

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District MLA Party Party Leading
(in 2019)
34 Dahegam None Gandhinagar Balrajsinh Chauhan BJP BJP
35 Gandhinagar South None Gandhinagar Shambhuji Thakor BJP BJP
43 Vatva None Ahmedabad Pradipsinh Jadeja BJP BJP
46 Nikol None Ahmedabad Jagadishbhai Panchal BJP BJP
47 Naroda None Ahmedabad Balwant Thawani BJP BJP
48 Thakkarbapa Nagar None Ahmedabad Vallabhbhai Kakadiya BJP BJP
49 Bapunagar None Ahmedabad Himmatsinh Patel INC BJP

Five of its seven Vidhan Sabha segments: Gandhinagar South, Vatva, Nikol, Thakkarbapa Nagar, and Bapunagar were also created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Naroda and Dehgam were earlier in former Ahmedabad and Kapadvanj constituencies respectively.[4]

Members of Parliament[]

  • Elections until 2008, See Ahmedabad parliamentary constituency.
  • This seat came into existence from 2009 elections.
From 2014 to 2019, film actor Paresh Rawal represented this constituency.
Election Member Party
2009 Harin Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 Paresh Rawal
2019 Hasmukh Patel

Election results[]

General election 2019[]

2019 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel 749,834 67.17 +2.88
INC Gitaben Kiranbhai Patel 315,504 28.26 -2.89
BSP Ganeshbhai Narsinhbhai Vaghela 9,121 0.82 +0.21
NOTA None of the Above 9,008 0.81 -0.65
Majority 434,330 38.91 +5.77
Turnout 1,119,064 61.76 +0.17
BJP hold Swing +2.88

General election 2014[]

2014 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Paresh Rawal 6,33,582 64.29 +10.92
INC Himmatsingh Prahladsingh Patel 3,06,949 31.15 -7.82
AAP Dinesh Vaghela 11,349 1.15 N/A
BSP Rohit Rajubhai Virjibhai 6,023 0.61 -0.60
NOTA None of the Above 14,358 1.46 N/A
Majority 3,26,633 33.14 +18.74
Turnout 9,86,526 61.59 +19.27
BJP hold Swing +10.92

General election 2009[]

2009 Indian general election: Ahmedabad East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Harin Pathak 3,18,846 53.37 N/A
INC Dipakbhai Babaria 2,32,790 38.97 N/A
NCP Bholabhai Patel 8,999 1.51 N/A
Independent Brijeshkumar Ujagarlal Sharma 7,477 1.25 N/A
BSP Virubhai N. Vanzara 7,254 1.21 N/A
Independent Rajesh Hariram Maurya 4,601 0.77 N/A
Mahagujarat Janta Party Pravin Rambhai Patel 4,580 0.77 N/A
Independent Anilkumar Brijendrabhai Sharma 3,042 0.51 N/A
Independent Buddhpriya Jasvant Somabhai 2,003 0.34 N/A
Independent Bhavinbhai Amrutbhai Patel 1,345 0.23 N/A
Independent Pareshbhai Rasiklal Thakkar 1,337 0.22 N/A
SP Sanjitkumar Radhakrishnasinh Rajput 1,000 0.17 N/A
IJP Ranjeetsingh Ramsankarsingh Rajput 811 0.14 N/A
Bharatiya National Janta Dal Sanjiv Indravadan Bhatt 712 0.12 N/A
Independent Khodabhai Laljibhai Desai 694 0.12 N/A
RSPS Hasrath Jayram Pagare 678 0.11 N/A
LSWP N. T. Sengal 639 0.11 N/A
National Lokhind Party Premhari Rameshchandra Sharma 579 0.10 N/A
Margin of victory 86,056 14.40 N/A
Turnout 5,97,850 42.35 N/A
BJP win (new seat)

See also[]

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. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "It's too early to judge 'Achche din': Paresh Rawal". Daily News and Analysis. Deepak Rathi. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "BJP, Cong face diamond woes in East". Daily News and Analysis. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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