Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
Assembly constituenciesUnjha
Visnagar
Bechraji
Kadi
Mahesana
Vijapur
Mansa
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Mehsana Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Mehsana Lok Sabha constituency) (Gujarati: મહેસાણા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India. It is home to the birthplace of India's current PM, Narendra Modi. It is one of the first 2 seats won by the Bharatiya Janata Party, India's current governing party and remains its stronghold, having held the seat since 1984, barring 2 exceptions.

Assembly segments

Presently, Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1]

# Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		District MLA Party Party Leading
(in 2019)
21 Unjha None Mahesana K. K. Patel BJP BJP
22 Visnagar None Mahesana Rushikesh Patel BJP BJP
23 Bechraji None Mahesana Sukhaji Thakor BJP BJP
24 Kadi SC Mahesana Karsanbhai Solanki BJP BJP
25 Mahesana None Mahesana Mukesh Patel BJP BJP
26 Vijapur None Mahesana C. J. Chavda INC BJP
37 Mansa None Gandhinagar Jayantibhai Patel BJP BJP

Members of Lok Sabha

Year Winner Party
1952
2-members seat 		Kilachand Tulshidas Kilachand, Mehsana (West) [2] Indian National Congress
Shantilal Girdharlal Parikh, (Mehsana (East)
1957 Purshottamdas Ranchhoddas Patel Independent
1962 Mansinh Prithviraj Patel Indian National Congress
1967 R.J. Amin Swatantra Party
1971 Natvarlal Amrutlal Patel Indian National Congress (Organisation)
1977 Maniben Vallabhbhai Patel Janata Party
1980 Motibhai Chaudhary
1984 A. K. Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999 Atmaram Maganbhai Patel[3] Indian National Congress
2002^ Thakor Punjaji Sadaji Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Jivabhai Ambalal Patel Indian National Congress
2009 Jayshreeben Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019 Shardaben Patel

^ by poll

Election results

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Mahesana[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shardaben Patel 659,525 60.96 +4.33
INC A. J Patel 3,78,006 36.94 +4.35
NOTA None of the above 12,067 1.12 -0.86
BSP Chauhan Prahaladbai Nattubhai 9,512 0.88 -0.07
IND Rathod Gulabsinh Dursinh 5,221 0.48 +0.48
Majority 2,81,519 26.02 +5.63
Turnout 10,84,677 65.78 -1.25
BJP hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Mahesana[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jayshreeben Kanubhai Patel 5,80,250 56.63 +32.62
INC Jivabhai Ambalal Patel 3,71,359 32.59 -13.80
BSP Kevalji Thakor 9,766 0.95 -0.36
NOTA None of the above 20,333 1.98 ---
Majority 2,08,891 20.39 +18.82
Turnout 10,04,295 67.03 +17.50
BJP hold Swing +32.62

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Mahesana[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jayshreeben Patel 3,34,598 48.31
INC Jeewabhai Patel 3,13,033 45.15
Independent Laljibhai Patel 12,063 1.74
BSP Zala Rudradattsinh Vanrajsinh 9,065 1.31
Majority 21,865 1.57
Turnout 6,93,330 49.74
BJP gain from INC Swing

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Mehsana[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jeewabhai Patel 339,643 48.84
BJP Nitinbhai Patel 325,132 46.75
Independent Laxmanji Thakor 20,410 1.74
Majority 14,511 2.09
Turnout 695,409 56.26
INC gain from BJP Swing

1984

1984 Indian general elections: Mehsana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP A.K. Patel [8] 287,555 51.8
INC Sagarbhai Rayanka 243,659 43.9
Independent Dashrathlal Prajapati 2,752 0.5
Independent Jayantibhai Raval 2,126 0.4
Doordarshi Party Parsotamdas Patel 1,891 0.3
Majority 43,896 7.9
Turnout 5,54,675 72.8
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-16.
  2. ^ "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
  3. ^ "Congress MP Atmaram Patel dead".
  4. ^ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ^ "1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

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