Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency
| Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
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). As of the latest elections in 2014, film actor Paresh Rawal of the BJP represents this constituency.[3]
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]
| Assembly Segment No | Name of Assembly Seat | Reserved for |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Dahegam | None |
| 35 | Gandhinagar Dakshin | None |
| 43 | Vatva | None |
| 46 | Nikol | None |
| 47 | Naroda | None |
| 48 | Thakkarbapa Nagar | None |
| 49 | Bapunagar | None |
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]
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | 2009 | Harin Pathak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | 2014 | Paresh Rawal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election results
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harin Pathak | 318,846 | 53.37 | N/A | |
| INC | Dipakbhai Babaria | 232,790 | 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 | 597,387 | 42.32 | N/A | ||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Paresh Rawal | 633,582 | 64.29 | +10.92 | |
| INC | Himmatsingh Patel | 306,949 | 31.15 | -7.82 | |
| AAP | Dinesh Vaghela | 11,349 | 1.15 | N/A | |
| BSP | Rohit Rajubhai Virjubhai | 6,023 | 0.61 | -0.60 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,358 | 1.46 | N/A | |
| Majority | 326,633 | 33.14 | +18.74 | ||
| Turnout | 985,525 | 61.52 | +19.20 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +10.92 | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 147.
- ^ "It's too early to judge 'Achche din': Paresh Rawal". Daily News and Analysis. Deepak Rathi. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "BJP, Cong face diamond woes in East". Daily News and Analysis. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Ahmedabad East". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.