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{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Gujarat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Gandhinagar
| established = 1967
| constituency_no = 
| map_image = ગાંધીનગર – Gandhinagar.svg
| map_caption = Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| electors = 20,45,149<ref name=turnout/>
| assembly_cons = {{ubl|[[Gandhinagar North Assembly constituency|Gandhinagar North]]|[[Kalol, Gandhinagar Assembly constituency|Kalol]]|[[Sanand Assembly constituency|Sanand]]|[[Ghatlodia Assembly constituency|Ghatlodiya]]|[[Vejalpur Assembly constituency|Vejalpur]]|[[Naranpura Assembly constituency|Naranpura]]|[[Sabarmati Assembly constituency|Sabarmati]]}}
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Union Minister for Home Affairs.jpg
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| mp = [[Amit Shah]]<Br>{{Small|[[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Home Affairs]]}}<Br>{{Small|[[Ministry of Co-operation|Union Minister of Co-operation]]}}
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| preceded_by = [[Lal Krishna Advani]],  {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
}}

'''Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in [[Gujarat]], a state in [[Western India]]. [[Gandhinagar]] is the capital of [[Gujarat]]. It is one of the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies in India, being represented by former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], former [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]] [[LK Advani]] and the current [[Home Minister of India|Home Minister]] and former BJP chief [[Amit Shah]]. The constituency was created in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was [[Somchandbhai Solanki]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC).

Solanki represented the [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]] party for the next elections in 1971 and was re-elected. In the 1977 election, [[Purushottam Mavalankar]] (son of the first [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]], [[Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar]]) of the [[Janata Party]] was elected.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Pusushottam-Mavalankar-passes-away/articleshow/3800706.cms|title=Pusushottam Mavalankar passes away|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=15 March 2002|access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref> Mavalankar was defeated in the next election in 1980 by INC candidate, Amrit Mohanal Patel. I.G. Patel also of the INC was elected in 1984. Since 1989 this constituency has been a bastion of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). [[Shankersinh Vaghela]] won in the 1989 election and the next election saw [[L. K. Advani]] elected in 1991. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] won this seat in 1996 but chose to resign it so that he could represent [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls11/ses1/04220596.htm|title=XI Lok Sabha Debates, Session I|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]|date=22 May 1996|access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref> This forced a by-election which was won by [[Vijay Patel (politician)|Vijay Patel]], who defeated film actor [[Rajesh Khanna]] (INC), among other candidates.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ahmedbad-pays-homage-to-kaka-1717147|title=Ahmedbad pays homage to 'kaka'|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|publisher=Deepak Rathi|date=19 July 2012|access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref> The constituency has been represented by one Prime Minister (Vajpayee), one future Chief Minister (Vaghela), and two Home Ministers in Advani and Amit Shah.

{{Pie chart
 | value1 = 68.75
 | value2 = 12.50
 | value3 = 6.25
 | value4 = 6.25
 | value5 = 6.25
 | label1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']] (11 times)
 | label2 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']] (2 times)
 | label3 = [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|'''INC(O)''']] (1 time)
 | label4 = [[Indian National Congress (I)|'''INC(I)''']] (1 time)
 | label5 = [[Janata Party|'''JP''']] (1 time)
 | color1 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
 | color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
 | color3 = {{party color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}
 | color4 = {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
 | color5 = {{party color|Janata Party}}
 | caption = Most successful parties from [[Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency]]
}}

==Assembly segments==
As of 2019 Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency comprised seven legislative assembly segments. These are:<ref name=delimit>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=Election Commission of India|page=147}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="120px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|36
|[[Gandhinagar North Assembly constituency|Gandhinagar North]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[Gandhinagar district|Gandhinagar]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
|-
|38
|[[Kalol, Gandhinagar Assembly constituency|Kalol]]
|None
|-
|40
|[[Sanand Assembly constituency|Sanand]]
|None
| rowspan="5" |[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|-
|41
|[[Ghatlodia Assembly constituency|Ghatlodia]]
|None
|-
|42
|[[Vejalpur Assembly constituency|Vejalpur]]
|None
|-
|45
|[[Naranpura Assembly constituency|Naranpura]]
|None
|-
|55
|[[Sabarmati Assembly constituency|Sabarmati]]
|None
|}

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Somchandbhai Solanki]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (O)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Purushottam Mavalankar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[Amrit Patel]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|G. I. Patel
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Shankersinh Vaghela]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=11}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[Lal Krishna Advani]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|1996^
|[[Vijay Patel (politician)|Vijaybhai Patel]]
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Lal Krishna Advani]]
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<ref name="Election Results 2014: Top 10 High-Profile Contests and Victory Margins">{{cite news |last1=NDTV |title=Election Results 2014: Top 10 High-Profile Contests and Victory Margins |url=https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/election-results-2014-top-10-high-profile-contests-and-victory-margins-562324 |access-date=9 November 2022 |work= |date=16 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109195341/https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/election-results-2014-top-10-high-profile-contests-and-victory-margins-562324 |archive-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Amit Shah]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|}
^ by poll

==Election results==

=== General election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref name="Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls">{{cite news|last1=The Economic Times|title=Bullish Wins & Bearish Losses: Here are the key contests and results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|accessdate=27 July 2024|date=6 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727153249/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/bullish-wins-bearish-losses-here-are-the-key-contests-of-2024-lok-sabha-results/articleshow/110713130.cms?from=mdr|archivedate=27 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Amit Shah]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,010,972|percentage=76.48|change={{increase}}6.81}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sonal Patel|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,66,256|percentage=20.14|change={{decrease}}6.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Mohammedanish Desai|votes=7,394|percentage=0.56|change={{increase}}0.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=22,005|percentage=1.66|change={{increase}}0.55}}
{{Election box majority||votes=7,44,716|percentage=56.34|change={{increase}}12.96}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,23,545|percentage=60.62|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser  = 
  |swing  = 
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2019===

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{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constituency wise detailed result 2019 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13539-33-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Amit Shah]]|votes=8,94,000|percentage=69.67|change=+1.55}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[C. J. Chavda|Chatursinh Javanji Chavda]]|votes=337,610|percentage=26.29|change=+0.71}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Jayendra Rathod|votes=6,400|percentage=0.50|change=-0.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=14,214|percentage=1.11|change=-0.02}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 5,57,014
|percentage = 43.38
|change = +0.84
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,285,826|percentage=66.08|change=+0.51}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing  = +1.55
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2019" />

===General election 2014===

<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --> <section begin="General Election 2014"/> 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref name=turnout>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archive-date=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS066.htm?ac=6|title=Gandhinagar|publisher=Election Commission of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628101028/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS066.htm?ac=6|archive-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]|votes=773,539|percentage=68.12|change=+13.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kiritbhai Ishvarbhai Patel|party=Indian National Congress|votes=290,418|percentage=25.58|change=-13.91}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Rituraj Mehta|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=19,966|percentage=1.76|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta|votes=9,767|percentage=0.86|change=-0.06}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Niranjan Ghosh|votes=6,068|percentage=0.53|change=-0.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=12,777|percentage=1.13|change=N/A}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 483,121
   |percentage = 42.54
   |change     = +27.14
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,137,014|percentage=65.57|change=+14.74}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = +1.23
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2014" />

===General election 2009===

<!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of MP --> <section begin="General Election 2009"/> 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |pages=37–38 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2014 }}</ref> }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]|votes=434,044|percentage=54.89|change=-6.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sureshkumar Chaturdas Patel|party=Indian National Congress|votes=312,297|percentage=39.49|change=+4.13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Mallika Sarabhai]]|party=Independent (politician)|votes=9,268|percentage=1.17|change=N/A}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 121,747
   |percentage = 15.40
   |change     = -10.28
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=790,737|percentage=50.83|change=-3.59}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = -6.15
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 2009" />

===General election 2004===

{{Election box begin|title=[[2004 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha|page=222|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]
  |votes      = 516,120	
  |percentage = 61.04
  |change     = -0.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 298,982
  |percentage = 35.36
  |change     = -0.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Sunil Shah
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 8,412
  |percentage = 0.99
  |change     = -0.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Vitthalbhai Pandya
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 8,395
  |percentage = 0.99
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = L. N. Medipally
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |votes      = 6,660
  |percentage = 0.79
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Brahmbhatt Sanjaybhai Amarkumar
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,234
  |percentage = 0.15
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Nizami Mahammad Salim
  |party      = Samajwadi Party
  |votes      = 1,091
  |percentage = 0.13
  |change     = -0.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dipakkumar Gopaldas Patel
  |party      = Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
  |votes      = 975
  |percentage = 0.12
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Arunbhai Swarupji Maru
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 793
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Jivraj Mansukhbhai Parmar
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 767
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Imran Gulamnabi Ajmeri
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 767
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Khodabhai Laljibhai Desai
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 695
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Mukundbhai Govindbhai Dudhatra
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 685
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 217,138
   |percentage = 25.68
   |change     = +0.19
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 845,576
   |percentage = 54.42
   |change     = +14.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1999===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha |page=187 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]
  |votes      = 453,299	
  |percentage = 61.14
  |change     = +1.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[T. N. Seshan]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 264,285
  |percentage = 35.65
  |change     = +6.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Mod Shankarbhai Daljibhai
  |party      = Samajwadi Party
  |votes      = 5,256
  |percentage = 0.71
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 189,014
   |percentage = 25.49
   |change     = -5.11
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 741,283
   |percentage = 40.42
   |change     = -11.71
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1998===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha |pages=192–193 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[L. K. Advani]]
  |votes      = 541,340	
  |percentage = 59.86
  |change     = +7.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = P. K. Datta
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 264,639
  |percentage = 29.26
  |change     = -10.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Chaitanya Shambhu Maharaj
  |party      = All India Rashtriya Janata Party
  |votes      = 90,290
  |percentage = 9.98
  |change     = -3.33
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Sanjiv Mani Shanker Pandya
  |party      = [[Ajeya Bharat Party|ABP]]
  |votes      = 4,003
  |percentage = 0.44
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Keshavaji Devashi Harijan Bhagat Bhalavala
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,408
  |percentage = 0.16
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Narayan Digwani
  |party      =[[Savarn Samaj Party|SSP]]
  |votes      = 1,031
  |percentage = 0.11
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Prahaladbhai Ratilal Gupta
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 870
  |percentage = 0.10
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Joginder Singh (politician)|Joginder Singh]]
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 758
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 276,701
   |percentage = 30.60
   |change     = +18.33
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 929,643
   |percentage = 52.13
   |change     = +23.70
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===By election 1996===

{{Election box begin | title=By election, 1996: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiapress.org/election/archives/lok11/biodata/11gj11.php|title=Patel, Shri Vijay|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=6 December 2014}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Vijay Patel (politician)|Vijay Harish Chandra Patel]]
  |votes      = 258,589	
  |percentage = 52.61
  |change     = -13.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Rajesh Khanna]]
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 197,425
  |percentage = 40.17
  |change     = +12.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Narin Bhai P. Patel
  |party      = All India Rashtriya Janata Party
  |votes      = 33,166
  |percentage = 6.65
  |change   = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Meena Ben Jain
  |party      = Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
  |votes      = 1,143
  |percentage = 0.23
  |change   = N/A
}}
{{Election  box candidate
| party       = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|  candidate  = Dr. Bipinchandra D. Shastri
| votes       = 498
|  percentage = 0.10
|  change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 61,164
   |percentage = 12.44
   |change     = -26.31
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 491,528
   |percentage = 28.04
   |change     = +0.23
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      = -13.77
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1996===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha|page=260|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  |votes      = 323,583
  |percentage = 66.38
  |change     = +8.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Popatlal V. Patel
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 134,711
  |percentage = 27.63
  |change     =-9.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Patni Laxmanbhai Fuljibhai
  |party      =All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
  |votes      = 3,621
  |percentage = 0.74
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Dinesh Shah
  |party      =Rashtriya Surajya Parishad
  |votes      = 3,477
  |percentage = 0.71
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Pandya Yogeshbhai Ramanbhai
  |party      =Janata Dal
  |votes      = 2,432
  |percentage = 0.50
  |change     =-0.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kanani Purushottambhai Devjibhai
  |party      =Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
  |votes      = 1,736
  |percentage = 0.36
  |change     =+0.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Sanjay Maganbhai Barot
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,708
  |percentage = 0.35
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Babubhai Galubhai Patni
  |party      =Bahujan Samaj Party
  |votes      = 1,677
  |percentage = 0.34
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Arvindbhai Umedbhai Patel
  |party      =Bhoomijotak Samooh
  |votes      = 1,627
  |percentage = 0.33
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ramprashad Shantilal Yadav
  |party      =Samajwadi Party
  |votes      = 1,445
  |percentage = 0.30
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Natvarbhai Thakor
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,430
  |percentage = 0.29
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Shaikh Ikbal Abdulhuq
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 955
  |percentage = 0.20
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = R. R. Prajapati
  |party      =Samata Party
  |votes      = 898
  |percentage = 0.18
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Nayana Bhatt
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 892
  |percentage = 0.18
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Fulsing Jugatsinh Thakor
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 698
  |percentage = 0.14
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Faridabanu Jahangirkhan Pathan
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 663
  |percentage = 0.14
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Jayantibhai Mangalbhai Parmar
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 613
  |percentage = 0.13
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dipakkumar Purushottamdas Brahamaniya
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 582
  |percentage = 0.12
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ratilal Chunilal Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 546
  |percentage = 0.11
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Bharatkumar Rasiklal Shah
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 525
  |percentage = 0.11
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ramchandra Narayanji Thakor
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 474
  |percentage = 0.10
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Rana Ghanshayamsinh Bharthusinh
  |party      =Manav Sewa Sangh
  |votes      = 434
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Sunilbhai Shah
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 393
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Prahaladbhai Ratilal Gupta
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 353
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dinesh Kishanlal Rathi
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 353
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = RAJAN KUMAR PANDEY 
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 326
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Pradhuman Dahyabhai Pandya
  |party      =Gujarat Janta Parishad
  |votes      = 266
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  =  Pravinchandra Jivanlal Sanghvi
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 247
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Sureshchandra Laljibhai Patel
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 240
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dabhi Shivubha Jawansing
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 225
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  =  Jagdeepbhai Arvindbhai Marchant
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 204
  |percentage = 0.04
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kesarben Manojbhai Tiwari
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 162
  |percentage = 0.03
  |change     =N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 188,872
   |percentage = 38.75
   |change     = +18.74
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 487,496
   |percentage = 27.81
   |change     = -17.05
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1991===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|page=180}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[L. K. Advani]]
  |votes      = 356,902
  |percentage = 57.97
  |change     = -8.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = G. I. Patel
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 231,223
  |percentage = 37.56
  |change     = +7.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Sendhaji Thakor
  |party      = Janata Party
  |votes      = 6,635
  |percentage = 1.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Purushottam Mavalankar]]
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 4,757
  |percentage = 0.77
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dixit Narendra
  |party      = Janata Dal
  |votes      = 4,441
  |percentage = 0.72
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Satyandranath (Moni) Chaturvedi
  |party      = Socialist League of India
  |votes      = 1,920
  |percentage = 0.31
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Ajmeri Rafik Jamalbhai
  |party      = Yuva Vikas Party
  |votes      = 1,210
  |percentage = 0.20
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Parikh Mahesh Amrutlal
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,190
  |percentage = 0.19
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dabhi Gopalji Chhaguji
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,144
  |percentage = 0.19
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ramubhai Manilal Patni
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 809
  |percentage = 0.13
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kamlesh B. Pandya
  |party      = Doordarshi Party
  |votes      = 498
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = -0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Shah Nagindas Chimanlal
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 479
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Pradeep Sagar
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 459
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kanani Purushottambhai Devjibhai
  |party      = Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
  |votes      = 432
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     = -0.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Prajapati Ramanbhai Ramabhai
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 416
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = B. H. Yadav
  |party      = Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Das
  |votes      = 411
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Yagnik Bechardas Govindram
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 409
  |percentage = 0.07
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Lallubhai Bhikhabhai Yadav
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 381
  |percentage = 0.06
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Thakkersuresh Dulabhaji
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 329
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Indumati Chimanlal Surana
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 307
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Prasad B. Khgej
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 305
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Batuk G. Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 297
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Thakor Ramchandra Naranji
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 192
  |percentage = 0.03
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Rajkumar Verma
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 189
  |percentage = 0.03
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kishanji Genji Jadeja
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 132
  |percentage = 0.02
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ramanlal Moltilal Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 132
  |percentage = 0.02
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Rajora Rajendraprasad Shankerlal
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 91
  |percentage = 0.01
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 125,679
   |percentage = 20.41
   |change     = -9.48
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 625,226
   |percentage = 45.46
   |change     = -12.41
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1989===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|page=174}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Shankersinh Vaghela]]
  |votes      = 495,383
  |percentage = 66.22
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Kokila Vyas
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |votes      = 226,891
  |percentage = 30.33
  |change     = -16.51
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Nilamben Rajnikant
  |party      = [[All India Dalit Muslim Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh|DMM]]
  |votes      = 10,181
  |percentage = 1.36
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Pradyotkumar Kripashankar Pandit
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 2,928
  |percentage = 0.39
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Vanol Manganbhai Kalidas
  |party      = [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]
  |votes      = 1,792
  |percentage = 0.24
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Pandya Kamleshbhai Balkrishan
  |party      = Doordarshi Party
  |votes      = 1,659
  |percentage = 0.22
  |change     = -0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Pandy Pardumanbhai Dahyabhai
  |party      = Gujarat Janta Parishad
  |votes      = 1,577
  |percentage = 0.21
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Naginbhai Dantani (Deviputra)
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,240
  |percentage = 0.17
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = B. H. Yadav
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,097
  |percentage = 0.15
  |change     = -0.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Dahyabhai Mohanlal Patel
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 783
  |percentage = 0.10
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Umedbhai Chhotabhai Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 755
  |percentage = 0.10
  |change     = -0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Biharilal Chunilal Sharma
  |party      = Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
  |votes      = 721
  |percentage = 0.10
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Pathan Mohmad Yusuf Mohmad Sidiq
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 693
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Thakore Rameshbhai Karshanji
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 639
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = K. P. Vora
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 596
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Shaikh Mohmad Shakil Janmohmad
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 379
  |percentage = 0.05
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Pathan Shaifulla Rahmadkhan
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 292
  |percentage = 0.04
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Patel Ramanlal Vithaldas
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 279
  |percentage = 0.04
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Vyas Manharkumar Ramniklal
  |party      =Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 233
  |percentage = 0.03
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 268,492
   |percentage = 29.89
   |change     = +29.38
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 763,015
   |percentage = 57.87
   |change     = -1.75
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1984===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|pages=144–145}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = G. I. Patel
  |votes      = 250,126
  |percentage = 46.84
  |change     = -7.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Indubhai Chaturbhai Patel
  |party      = Janata Party
  |votes      = 247,372
  |percentage = 46.33
  |change     = +2.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = R. P. Parmar
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 6,762
  |percentage = 1.27
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Thakor Fulsinh Jugatsinh
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 6,089
  |percentage = 1.14
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Zaveri Sureshbhai Saubhagyachand
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 5,490
  |percentage = 1.03
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = B. H. Yadav
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 2,593
  |percentage = 0.49
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = M. J. Trivedi
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 2,460
  |percentage = 0.46
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Anilbhai Dolatram
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,780
  |percentage = 0.33
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Induprasad Kacchia
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,779
  |percentage = 0.33
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Haribhai Keshavlal Rathod
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,721
  |percentage = 0.32
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Laxmanbhai Dhirubhai Pattani
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,637
  |percentage = 0.31
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Bipin C. Desai
  |party      = Doordarshi Party
  |votes      = 1,301
  |percentage = 0.24
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Umedbhai Chhotabhai Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,270
  |percentage = 0.24
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Gupta Harikrishn Shivcharn
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 959
  |percentage = 0.18
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Patel Rameshbhai Shankarlal Sabalpuryala
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 807
  |percentage = 0.15
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Ratilal Chhaganbhai Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 601
  |percentage = 0.11
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Chimanbhai H. Gokalpura
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 468
  |percentage = 0.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Shankarbhai Visdas Patel
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 434
  |percentage = 0.08
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Mursinh Mohansinh Singrotiya
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 314
  |percentage = 0.06
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 2,754
   |percentage = 0.51
   |change     = -10.58
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 554,174
   |percentage = 59.62
   |change     = +2.23
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
   |winner     = Indian National Congress
   |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1980===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|page=152}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Amrit Mohanal Patel
  |votes      = 241,694
  |percentage = 54.45
  |change     = +12.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = [[Purushottam Mavalankar]]
  |party      = Janata Party
  |votes      = 192,477
  |percentage = 43.36
  |change     = -14.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Gohil Manilal Varubhai
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 3,357
  |percentage = 0.76
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Chimanbhai Amin
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 3,036
  |percentage = 0.68
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Daridranarayan Sharma
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 2,129
  |percentage = 0.48
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Singrotiya Muljibhai Mohanbhai
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 1,171
  |percentage = 0.26
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 49,217
   |percentage = 11.09
   |change     = -4.46
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 454,433
   |percentage = 57.39
   |change     = -6.30
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner     = Indian National Congress
   |loser      = Janata Party
   |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1977===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|page=141}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Lok Dal
  |candidate  = [[Purushottam Mavalankar|Purushottam Ganesh Mavalankar]]
  |votes      = 221,967
  |percentage = 57.41
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Govindbhai C. Patel
  |votes      = 161,850
  |percentage = 41.86
  |change     = -4.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Jaydev Desai
  |votes      = 2,812
  |percentage = 0.73
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 60,117
   |percentage = 15.55
   |change     = +14.36
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 394,699
   |percentage = 63.69
   |change     = +9.56
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner     = Bharatiya Lok Dal
   |loser      = Indian National Congress (Organization)
   |swing      = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1971===

{{Election box begin|title=[[1971 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|page=135}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress (Organisation)
  |candidate  = [[Somchandbhai Solanki]]
  |votes      = 139,417
  |percentage = 47.61
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = N. K. Makwana
  |votes      = 135,915
  |percentage = 46.42
  |change     = -0.45
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |candidate  = Karshndas Ukabhai Parmar
  |party      = Republican Party of India (Khobragade)
  |votes      = 11,979
  |percentage = 4.09
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = Narendrabhai Nagardas Desai
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 5,499
  |percentage = 1.88
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 3,502
   |percentage = 1.19
   |change     = -7.77
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 303,113
   |percentage = 54.13
   |change     = -14.62
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
   |winner     = Indian National Congress (Organisation)
   |loser      = Indian National Congress
   |swing      = 
 }}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1967===

{{Election box begin|title=[[1967 Indian general election]]: Gandhinagar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|page=130}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[Somchandbhai Solanki]]
  |votes      = 156,148
  |percentage = 46.87
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party of India
  |candidate  = K. U. Parmar
  |votes      = 126,308
  |percentage = 37.91
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate  = S. J. Makwana
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |votes      = 50,702
  |percentage = 15.22
  |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
   |votes      = 29,840
   |percentage = 8.96
   |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 354,758
   |percentage = 68.75
   |change     = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
   |winner     = Indian National Congress
   |swing      = 
 }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Gandhinagar district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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