Ahmedabad_East_Lok_Sabha_constituency
Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat
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]
| Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Assembly constituencies | Dahegam Gandhinagar South Vatva Nikol Naroda Thakkarbapa Nagar Bapunagar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 18,09,841[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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 | Alpesh Thakor | BJP | BJP |
| 43 | Vatva | None | Ahmedabad | Babusinh Jadav | BJP | BJP |
| 46 | Nikol | None | Ahmedabad | Jagdish Vishwakarma | BJP | BJP |
| 47 | Naroda | None | Ahmedabad | Payal Kukrani | BJP | BJP |
| 48 | Thakkarbapa Nagar | None | Ahmedabad | Kanchanben Radadiya | BJP | BJP |
| 49 | Bapunagar | None | Ahmedabad | Dineshsinh Kushwaha | BJP | 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]
- Elections until 2008, See Ahmedabad parliamentary constituency.
- This seat came into existence from 2009 elections.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Harin Pathak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Paresh Rawal | ||
| 2019 | Hasmukh Patel | ||
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel | 749,834 | 67.17 | +2.88 | |
| INC | Gitaben Kiranbhai Patel | 3,15,504 | 28.26 | -2.89 | |
| BSP | Ganeshbhai Narsinhbhai Vaghela | 9,121 | 0.82 | +0.21 | |
| RRP | Bhatt Sunilkumar Narendrabhai | 704 | 0.06 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,008 | 0.81 | -0.65 | |
| Majority | 4,34,330 | 38.91 | +5.77 | ||
| Turnout | 1,119,064 | 61.76 | +0.17 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +2.88 | |||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Paresh Rawal | 633,582 | 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harin Pathak | 318,846 | 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 | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | 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) | |||||
- "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- "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.
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- "BJP, Cong face diamond woes in East". Daily News and Analysis. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- "2019 General Election constituency wise detailed result". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.