Ahmedabad East (Lok Sabha constituency)

Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat

Ahmedabad East

Lok Sabha Constituency
Incumbent| Hasmukh Patel
Parliamentary Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year| 2019
Constituency Details
Established| 2008
Reservation| None
State| Gujarat
Total Electors| 18,09,841[1]
Assembly Constituencies| Dahegam
Gandhinagar South
Vatva
Nikol
Naroda
Thakkarbapa Nagar
Bapunagar

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). 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.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Assembly segments
* 2 Members of Parliament
* 3 Election results
* 3.1 General election 2019
* 3.2 General election 2014
* 3.3 General election 2009
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Assembly segments[edit]

As of 2014, Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]

Constituency number  | Name  | Reserved for (SC/ST/None)  | District  | MLA  | Party  | Party Leading
(in 2019)

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34  | Dahegam | None  | Gandhinagar | Balrajsinh Chauhan  | BJP | BJP
35  | Gandhinagar South | None  | Gandhinagar | Shambhuji Thakor  | BJP | BJP
43  | Vatva | None  | Ahmedabad | Pradipsinh Jadeja | BJP | BJP
46  | Nikol | None  | Ahmedabad | Jagadishbhai Panchal  | BJP | BJP
47  | Naroda | None  | Ahmedabad | Balwant Thawani  | BJP | BJP
48  | Thakkarbapa Nagar | None  | Ahmedabad | Vallabhbhai Kakadiya | BJP | BJP
49  | Bapunagar | None  | Ahmedabad | Himmatsinh Patel  | INC | 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 and Kapadvanj constituencies respectively.[4]

## Members of Parliament[edit]

* Elections until 2008, See Ahmedabad parliamentary constituency.
* This seat came into existence from 2009 elections.

From 2014 to 2019, film actor Paresh Rawal represented this constituency.

Election | Member  | Party

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2009 | Harin Pathak |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2014 | Paresh Rawal
2019 | Hasmukh Patel

## Election results[edit]

### General election 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel | 749,834  | 67.17  | +2.88
| INC | Gitaben Kiranbhai Patel  | 315,504  | 28.26  | -2.89
| BSP | Ganeshbhai Narsinhbhai Vaghela  | 9,121  | 0.82  | +0.21
| NOTA | None of the Above | 9,008  | 0.81  | -0.65
Majority  | 434,330  | 38.91  | +5.77
Turnout | 1,119,064  | 61.76  | +0.17
| BJP hold | Swing | +2.88  |

### General election 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Paresh Rawal | 6,33,582  | 64.29  | +10.92
| INC | Himmatsingh Prahladsingh Patel  | 3,06,949  | 31.15  | -7.82
| AAP | Dinesh Vaghela | 11,349  | 1.15  | N/A
| BSP | Rohit Rajubhai Virjibhai  | 6,023  | 0.61  | -0.60
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,358  | 1.46  | N/A
Majority  | 3,26,633  | 33.14  | +18.74
Turnout | 9,86,526  | 61.59  | +19.27
| BJP hold | Swing | +10.92  |

### General election 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general election: Ahmedabad East[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Harin Pathak | 3,18,846  | 53.37  | N/A
| INC | Dipakbhai Babaria  | 2,32,790  | 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 | 5,97,850  | 42.35  | N/A
| BJP win (new seat)

## See also[edit]

* Ahmedabad (Lok Sabha constituency)
* Ahmedabad District
* List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 147\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
3. ^ "It's too early to judge 'Achche din': Paresh Rawal". Daily News and Analysis. Deepak Rathi. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
4. ^ "BJP, Cong face diamond woes in East". Daily News and Analysis. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
5. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat

Current (since 2008)|

* Ahmedabad East
* Ahmedabad West
* Amreli
* Anand
* Banaskantha
* Bardoli
* Bharuch
* Bhavnagar
* Chhota Udaipur
* Dahod
* Gandhinagar
* Jamnagar
* Junagadh
* Kachchh
* Kheda
* Mahesana
* Navsari
* Panchmahal
* Patan
* Porbandar
* Rajkot
* Sabarkantha
* Surat
* Surendranagar
* Vadodara
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* Ahmedabad
* Dhandhuka
* Godhra
* Kapadvanj
* Mandvi

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