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{{Short description|Former constituency in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Ahmedabad
| type = LS
| constituency_no =
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| union_territory =
| established = 1952
| abolished = 2008
| assembly_cons =
| reservation =
}}
'''Ahmedabad''' was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Gujarat]] state in western India, till 2008. After the reorg of 2009, [[Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency]] and [[Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency]] became the two constituencies from the city, sending representatives to the parliament.

== Legislative Assembly segments ==
Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following 7 legislative assembly segments:
{|class="wikitable" width="450px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="100px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="200px"|District
|-
|71
|[[Kalupur Assembly constituency|Kalupur]]
| rowspan="2" |None
| rowspan="7" |[[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
|-
|73
|[[Rakhial Assembly constituency|Rakhial]]
|-
|74
|[[Shaher Kotda Assembly constituency|Shaher Kotda]]
|SC
|-
|75
|[[Khadia Assembly constituency|Khadia]]
| rowspan="4" |None
|-
|76
|[[Jamalpur, Gujarat Assembly constituency|Jamalpur]]
|-
|77
|[[Maninagar Assembly constituency|Maninagar]]
|-
|78
|[[Naroda Assembly constituency|Naroda]]
|}

==Members of Lok Sabha==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Election
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
| [[Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| Muldas Bhudardas Vaishya
|-
| 1956^
| [[Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
| [[Indulal Yagnik|Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Mahagujarat Janata Parishad}}
|-
| Karsandas Ukabhai Parmar
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
| rowspan=3|[[Indulal Yagnik|Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik]]
| {{Full party name with color|Nutan Mahagujarat Janata Parishad}}
|-
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 1972^
| [[Purushottam Mavalankar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
| [[Ehsan Jafri]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)}}
|-
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| [[Maganbhai Barot]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress |rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
| [[Haroobhai Mehta]]

|-
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| rowspan=6|[[Harin Pathak]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=6}}
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|-
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|-
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''From 2008 : See [[Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency|Ahmedabad East]] & [[Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency|Ahmedabad West]]''}}
|}

^By poll

==Election results==
===2004 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 3,01,853
|percentage = 55.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rajkumar Gigraj Gupta
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,24,248
|percentage = 40.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate= Dr. Mangalam Virambhai Rathod
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 7,889
|percentage = 1.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Shaikh Samsuddin Nashiruddin
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 5,411
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ambalal Mafatlal Chauhan
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 2,725
|percentage = 0.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 77,605
|percentage = 14.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,48,559
|percentage = 39.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 2,80,696
|percentage = 53.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Girish Popatlal Dani
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,27,728
|percentage = 43.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Laxman G. Patanvadia
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 7,375
|percentage = 1.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Surendrabhai Shyamlal Kosti
|party = Shiv Sena
|votes = 3,343
|percentage = 0.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rashid Khan Pathan
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 2,805
|percentage = 0.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 52,968
|percentage = 10.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,27,737
|percentage = 39.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1998===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 3,50,699
|percentage = 55.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Harubhai Mehta
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,13,886
|percentage = 34.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jagroopsinh G. Rajput
|party = All India Rashtriya Janata Party
|votes = 51,656
|percentage = 8.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ilyasbhai Dhagawale
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 5,699
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Iqbal Shaikh
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 2,529
|percentage = 0.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,36,813
|percentage = 21.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,27,409
|percentage = 48.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1996===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 2,10,967
|percentage = 61.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Irshad Mirza
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,12,450
|percentage = 32.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Chimanbhai Mehta
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 6,605
|percentage = 1.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Utsav Rana
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 3,580
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ranjitsinh Zala
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 1,560
|percentage = 0.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 98,517
|percentage = 28.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,44,113
|percentage = 26.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1991===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 2,33,568
|percentage = 59.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Maganbhai Barot]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,41,683
|percentage = 35.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sheikh Ayesha Begum Mohmadali
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 10,331
|percentage = 2.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mrugesh Vaishnav
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 1,949
|percentage = 0.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate= Manojkumar Navinchandra Dave
|party = [[Yuva Vikas Party|YVP]]
|votes = 1,023
|percentage = 0.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 91,885
|percentage = 23.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,94,169
|percentage = 37.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1989===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Harin Pathak]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 3,34,098
|percentage = 58.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Surendrakumar Netrapalsinh Rajput
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,86,741
|percentage = 32.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Mohammad Hanif Husenbhai Shaikh
|party = [[All India Dalit Muslim Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh|DMM]]
|votes = 39,174
|percentage = 6.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Subhashchandra Khodidas Nayak
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 2,928
|percentage = 0.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Pankaj Vijaybhai Parmar
|party = [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]
|votes = 1,425
|percentage = 0.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,47,357
|percentage = 25.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,70,267
|percentage = 57.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1984===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Haroobhai Mehta]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,31,751
|percentage = 51.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ashok Bhatt]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,98,614
|percentage = 43.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = [[Balraj Madhok]]
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 5,628
|percentage = 1.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = [[Maganbhai Barot]]
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 4,709
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Mohmadsharif Kucherawala
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 4,356
|percentage = 0.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 33,137
|percentage = 7.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,54,232
|percentage = 59.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1980===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Maganbhai Barot]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 2,48,206
|percentage = 60.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Krushnavadan Joshi
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 1,40,053
|percentage = 34.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ahsan Jafri]]
|party = Indian National Congress (Urs)
|votes = 7,054
|percentage = 1.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Bhagubhai Dahyabhai Patel
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 3,401
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Utsav Rana
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 2,526
|percentage = 0.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,08,153
|percentage = 26.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,07,045
|percentage = 58.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election]]: Ahmedabad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ahsan Jafri]]
|party = Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
|votes = 1,87,715
|percentage = 50.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Brahmkumar Bhatt
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 1,77,702
|percentage = 47.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Mahendrakumar Maganlal Dave
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 1,971
|percentage = 0.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Chandulal Keshavlal Khamar
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 1,752
|percentage = 0.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Jagatsinh Chandansinh
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 0.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,013
|percentage = 2.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,71,018
|percentage = 64.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1971 ===
* Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik (INC R) : 193,834 votes <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1971-election-results.html|title = 1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
* Jaykrishna Harivallabhdas (NCO) : 137,374

===1972===
* [[Purushottam Mavalankar|P.G.Mavalankar]] (IND) : 112,026 votes
* Manubhai Palkhiwala (INC) : 86,579

===1952 ===
** First Seat
* Vaishya Muldas Bhudardas (INC) : 203,928 votes
* Goswami Krishnajiwanji Gokulnathji (RRP) : 112,239
** Second seat
* Mavlankar Ganesh Vasudeo (INC) : 230,778 votes
* Parmar Balwantrai Govindrai (SCF) : 69,443

==See also==
* [[Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Sarkhej Assembly constituency]]
* [[Ahmedabad district]]
* [[List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat}}

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[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]

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