Banaskantha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: બનાસકાંઠા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India.
Assembly segments
Presently, Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1951: Akbarbhai Chavda, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Akbarbhai Chavda, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Zohraben Chavda, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Manubhai Amersey, Swatantra Party
- 1969 by-poll: Maharashtra strong-man S K Patil
- 1971: Popatlal Joshi, Indian National Congress (Beat S K Patil of NCO)
- 1977: Motibhai Chaudhary, Janata Party
- 1980: B.K. Gadhvi, Indian National Congress
- 1984: B.K. Gadhvi, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Jayantilal Shah, Janata Dal
- 1991: Harisinh Chavda, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: B.K. Gadhvi, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Harisinh Chavda, Indian National Congress
- 2009: Mukesh Gadhvi, Indian National Congress
- 2013: Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party (By-poll)
- 2014: Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party
General Elections 2009
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General Election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Banaskantha [5][6] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Haribhai Chaudhary |
5,07,856 |
57.28 |
+14.09 |
|
INC |
Joitabhai Patel |
3,05,522 |
34.46 |
-10.32 |
|
BSP |
Parsotamgiri Mahant |
11,175 |
1.26 |
-0.58 |
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
17,397 |
1.96 |
--- |
| Majority |
2,02,334 |
22.82 |
21.23 |
| Turnout |
8,86,634 |
58.89 |
+16.22 |
|
BJP hold |
Swing |
+14.09 |
|
See also
Notes
Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat |
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