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.
| Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Assembly constituencies | Unjha Visnagar Bechraji Kadi Mahesana Vijapur Mansa |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Assembly segments edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
2019 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1951 India General (1st Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
- ^ "Congress MP Atmaram Patel dead".
- ^ "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "1984 India General (8th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".