Ahmedabad West (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ahmedabad West (Lok Sabha constituency)
Existence 2008–present
Current MP Kirit Premjibhai Solanki
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year 2014
State Gujarat
Total Electors 1,534,400[1]
Assembly Constituencies Ellisbridge, Amraiwadi, Dariapur, Jamalpur–Khadi, Maninagar, Danilimda (SC), and Asarwa (SC).[2]

Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency 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. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).[2] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Kirit Premjibhai Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of latest elections in 2014, Solanki represents this constituency.

Assembly segments

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

Assembly Segment No Name of Assembly Seat Reserved for
44 Ellisbridge None
50 Amraiwadi None
51 Dariapur None
52 Jamalpur–Khadiya None
53 Maninagar None
54 Danilimda Scheduled castes
56 Asarwa Scheduled castes

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of the Member Party Affiliation
Fifteenth 2009–14 Kirit Premjibhai Solanki Bharatiya Janata Party
Sixteenth 2014–Incumbent Kirit Premjibhai Solanki Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2009

Indian general elections, 2009: Ahmedabad West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kirit Solanki 376,823 54.61 N/A
INC Shailesh Parmar 285,696 41.40 N/A
BSP Pravin Solanki 8,436 1.22 N/A
Independent Vitthalbhai Maganbhai Solanki 5,513 0.80 N/A
Lokpriya Samaj Party Mohanbhai Karshanbhai Parmar 2,931 0.42 N/A
Independent Kantibhai Hemabhai Solanki 1,965 0.28 N/A
Independent Ratnaben Dahyabhai Vora 1,168 0.17 N/A
Independent Rameshbhai Danabhai Solanki 1,159 0.17 N/A
LJP Ishwarbhai Dhanabhai Makwana 1,155 0.17 N/A
Independent Ishwarbhai Khandas Shah 1,111 0.16 N/A
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party Narendrasinh Mansinh Sankhaliya 923 0.13 N/A
RPI(A) Savle Bhika Fula 779 0.11 N/A
Independent Prahladbhai Natthubhai Chauhan 693 0.10 N/A
AIMF Vijaykumar Manjibhai Vadher 616 0.09 N/A
Indian Justice Party Shirsath Vedubhai Kautikbhai 561 0.08 N/A
Independent Dalpatbhai Khimabhai Vanzara 544 0.08 N/A
Margin of victory 91,127 13.21 N/A
Turnout 690,073 48.22 N/A
BJP win (new seat)

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Ahmedabad West[1][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kirit Premjibhai Solanki 6,17,104 63.97 +9.36
INC Ishwar Makwana 2,96,793 30.77 -10.63
AAP J. J. Mewada 17,332 1.80 N/A
BSP Mansukhbhai Nagarbhai Chavda 6,205 0.64 -0.58
Independent Vitthalbhai Maganbhai Solanki 2,837 0.29 -0.51
BMP J. G. Parmar 2,564 0.27 N/A
Lokantrik Samajwadi Party Narendra Sankhaliya 1,391 0.14 +0.01
Independent Rameshbhai Dhanbhai Solanki 1,256 0.13 -0.04
Bahujan Suraksha Dal Amrut Sonara 941 0.10 N/A
Independent Aayar Muljibhai Khanabhai 808 0.08 N/A
Independent Harjivanbhai Kalabhai Solanki 807 0.08 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 16,571 1.72 N/A
Margin of victory 3,20,311 33.20 +20.00
Turnout 9,64,609 62.87 +14.65
BJP hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 147.
  3. ↑ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 38–39. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ahmedabad West". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.