Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency
| 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 |
| Total electors | 17,70,617 (2024)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Mahesana 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 Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. It is one of the first 2 seats won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India's current governing party. The constituency remains a stronghold of the BJP, which has held the seat since 1984 barring 2 exceptions.
Assembly segments
[edit]Presently, Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]
| # | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | BJP | 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) [3] | 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[4] | 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 | ||
| 2024 | Haribhai Patel | ||
^ by poll
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Haribhai Patel | 686,406 | 63.74 | ||
| INC | Ramji Thakor (Palvi) | 3,58,360 | 33.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,626 | 1.08 | ||
| Majority | 3,28,046 | 30.46 | |||
| Turnout | 10,59,938[a] | 59.86 |  5.92
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
- ^ does not include postal ballots
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 [10] | 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]- ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "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".
- ^ Election Commision of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Mahesana". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "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".