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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 Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and the current 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.[1] 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 in Uttar Pradesh.[2] This forced a by-election which was won by Vijay Patel, who defeated film actor Rajesh Khanna (INC), among other candidates.[3] The constituency has been represented by one Prime Minister (Vajpayee), one future Chief Minister (Vaghela), and two Home Ministers in Advani and Amit Shah.
Assembly segments
As of 2019 Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency comprised seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[4]
| Constituency Number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Gandhinagar North | None | Gandhinagar | C.J.Chavda | INC | BJP |
| 38 | Kalol | None | Gandhinagar | Baldevji Thakor | INC | BJP |
| 40 | Sanand | None | Ahmedabad | Kanubhai Patel | BJP | BJP |
| 41 | Ghatlodiya | None | Ahmedabad | Bhupendra Patel | BJP | BJP |
| 42 | Vejalpur | None | Ahmedabad | Kishor Chauhan | BJP | BJP |
| 45 | Naranpura | None | Ahmedabad | Kaushik Patel | BJP | BJP |
| 55 | Sabarmati | None | Ahmedabad | Aravind Patel | BJP | BJP |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1952-1962 | Seat did not exist | |
| 1967 | Somchandbhai Solanki | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (O) | |
| 1977 | Purushottam Mavalankar | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 1980 | Amrit Patel | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | G. I. Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Shankersinh Vaghela | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Lal Krishna Advani | |
| 1996 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Retained Lucknow Seat) | |
| 1996^ | Vijaybhai Patel (bye-poll) | |
| 1998 | Lal Krishna Advani | |
| 1999 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2009 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2019 | Amit Shah |
^ by poll
Election results
General election 1967
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General election 1971
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General election 1977
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General election 1980
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General election 1984
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General election 1989
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General election 1991
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General election 1996
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By election 1996
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General election 1998
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General election 1999
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General election 2004
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General election 2009
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General election 2014
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General election 2019
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See also
References
- ↑ Pusushottam Mavalankar passes away. The Times of India(15 March 2002). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ XI Lok Sabha Debates, Session I. National Informatics Centre(22 May 1996). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Ahmedbad pays homage to 'kaka'. Daily News and Analysis(19 July 2012). Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ No regret over not becoming PM, says LK Advani. CNN-IBN(14 November 2014). Retrieved 7 December 2014.