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{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| image =
| caption =
| Existence = 2008
| CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| CurrentMP = [[Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel|Hasmukh Patel]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
| State = [[Gujarat]]
|Electorate=18,09,841<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|accessdate=31 July 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archivedate=2 July 2014}}</ref>
| AssemblyConstituencies =[[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam]] [[Gandhinagar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gandhinagar South]] [[Vatva (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vatva]] [[Nikol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nikol]] [[Naroda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naroda]] [[Thakkarbapa Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thakkarbapa Nagar]] [[Bapunagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bapunagar]]

|Reservation=None}}
'''Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-gu|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 [[boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.<ref name=ceo>{{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=The Election Commission of India|page=147|access-date=12 December 2014|archive-date=5 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-it-s-too-early-to-judge-achche-din-paresh-rawal-2014450|title=It's too early to judge 'Achche din': Paresh Rawal|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|publisher=Deepak Rathi|date=28 August 2014|accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref>

==Assembly segments==
As of 2014, Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments. These are:<ref name=ceo/>
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
|-
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
! width="200px"|Name
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px"|District
! MLA
! Party
!width="150px"|Party Leading (in 2019)
|-
| 34
| [[Dahegam (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dahegam]]
|None
|[[Gandhinagar district|Gandhinagar]]
|Balrajsinh Chauhan
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 35
| [[Gandhinagar Dakshin (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gandhinagar South]]
|None
| [[Gandhinagar district|Gandhinagar]]
|Shambhuji Thakor
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 43
| [[Vatva (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Vatva]]
|None
|[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|[[Pradipsinh Jadeja]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 46
| [[Nikol (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nikol]]
|None
|[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|Jagadishbhai Panchal
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 47
| [[Naroda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Naroda]]
|None
|[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|Balwant Thawani
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 48
| [[Thakkarbapa Nagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Thakkarbapa Nagar]]
|None
|[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|[[Vallabhbhai Kakadiya]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[BJP]]
|-
| 49
| [[Bapunagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bapunagar]]
|None
|[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|Himmatsinh Patel
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|[[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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ahmedabad]] and [[Kapadvanj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kapadvanj]] constituencies respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1247634|title=BJP, Cong face diamond woes in East|date=14 April 2009|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=5 July 2009}}</ref>

==Members of Parliament==
* Elections until 2008, See [[Ahmedabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ahmedabad]] parliamentary constituency.
* This seat came into existence from 2009 elections.

[[File:Paresh_Rawal_still4.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright|From 2014 to 2019, film actor [[Paresh Rawal]] represented this constituency.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election!!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[Harin Pathak]]
|rowspan="3"style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[Paresh Rawal]]
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel|Hasmukh Patel]]
|}

==Election results==
===General election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Amdavad|Ahmedabad East]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel]]
|votes = 749,834
|percentage = 67.17
|change = +2.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Gitaben Kiranbhai Patel
|votes = 315,504
|percentage = 28.26
|change = -2.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Ganeshbhai Narsinhbhai Vaghela
|votes = 9,121
|percentage = 0.82
|change = +0.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 9,008
|percentage = 0.81
|change = -0.65
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 434,330
|percentage = 38.91
|change = +5.77
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,119,064
|percentage = 61.76
|change = +0.17
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +2.88
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Amdavad|Ahmedabad East]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Paresh Rawal]]
|votes = 6,33,582
|percentage = 64.29
|change = +10.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Himmatsingh Prahladsingh Patel
|votes = 3,06,949
|percentage = 31.15
|change = -7.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = [[Dinesh Vaghela]]
|votes = 11,349
|percentage = 1.15
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Rohit Rajubhai Virjibhai
|votes = 6,023
|percentage = 0.61
|change = -0.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 14,358
|percentage = 1.46
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,26,633
|percentage = 33.14
|change = +18.74
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,86,526
|percentage = 61.59
|change = +19.27
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +10.92
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general election]]: [[Ahmedabad|Ahmedabad East]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |pages=38|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=30 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|archivedate=11 August 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|votes = 3,18,846
|percentage = 53.37
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dipakbhai Babaria
|votes = 2,32,790
|percentage = 38.97
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Bholabhai Patel
|votes = 8,999
|percentage = 1.51
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Brijeshkumar Ujagarlal Sharma
|votes = 7,477
|percentage = 1.25
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Virubhai N. Vanzara
|votes = 7,254
|percentage = 1.21
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rajesh Hariram Maurya
|votes = 4,601
|percentage = 0.77
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Mahagujarat Janta Party
|candidate = Pravin Rambhai Patel
|votes = 4,580
|percentage = 0.77
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anilkumar Brijendrabhai Sharma
|votes = 3,042
|percentage = 0.51
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Buddhpriya Jasvant Somabhai
|votes = 2,003
|percentage = 0.34
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bhavinbhai Amrutbhai Patel
|votes = 1,345
|percentage = 0.23
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Pareshbhai Rasiklal Thakkar
|votes = 1,337
|percentage = 0.22
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Sanjitkumar Radhakrishnasinh Rajput
|votes = 1,000
|percentage = 0.17
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Justice Party
|candidate = Ranjeetsingh Ramsankarsingh Rajput
|votes = 811
|percentage = 0.14
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Bharatiya National Janta Dal
|candidate = Sanjiv Indravadan Bhatt
|votes = 712
|percentage = 0.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Khodabhai Laljibhai Desai
|votes = 694
|percentage = 0.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
|candidate = Hasrath Jayram Pagare
|votes = 678
|percentage = 0.11
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
|candidate = N. T. Sengal
|votes = 639
|percentage = 0.11
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = National Lokhind Party
|candidate = Premhari Rameshchandra Sharma
|votes = 579
|percentage = 0.10
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 86,056
|percentage = 14.40
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,97,850
|percentage = 42.35
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Ahmedabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Ahmedabad District]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Ahmedabad district]]
[[Category:Government of Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 2008]]

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