Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency
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Ahmedabad West (Gujarati: અમદાવાદ પશ્ચિમ) 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.
| Ahmedabad West | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Location Map of Ahmedabad West Loksabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Assembly constituencies | Ellisbridge Amraiwadi Dariapur Jamalpur-Khadiya Maninagar Danilimda Asarwa |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 16,78,710[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Ahmedabad West Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Ellis Bridge | None | Ahmedabad | Amit Shah | BJP | BJP |
| 50 | Amraiwadi | None | Ahmedabad | Hasmukh Patel | BJP | BJP |
| 51 | Dariapur | None | Ahmedabad | Kaushik Jain | BJP | INC |
| 52 | Jamalpur-Khadiya | None | Ahmedabad | Imran Khedawala | INC | INC |
| 53 | Maninagar | None | Ahmedabad | Amul Bhatt | BJP | BJP |
| 54 | Danilimda | SC | Ahmedabad | Shailesh Parmar | INC | INC |
| 56 | Asarwa | SC | Ahmedabad | Darshana Vaghela | BJP | BJP |
Members of Parliament
- Elections until 2008, See Ahmedabad parliamentary constituency.
- This seat came into existence from 2009 elections.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kiritbhai Solanki | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Dineshbhai Makwana[3] | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dinesh Makwana | 611,704 | 63.28 |  1.07 | |
| INC | Bharat Makwana | 325,267 | 33.65 |  1.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,007 | 1.45 | 0.03 | |
| Majority | 286,437 | 29.63 | 2.64 | ||
| Turnout | 967,803 | 56.02 | 4.79 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.07 |
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2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kirit Premjibhai Solanki | 641,622 | 64.35 | +0.38 | |
| INC | Raju Parmar | 320,076 | 32.10 | +1.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 14,719 | 1.48 | −0.24 | |
| BSP | Tribhovandas Karsandas Vaghela | 10,028 | 1.01 | +0.37 | |
| Margin of victory | 321,546 | 32.25 | −0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 999,233 | 60.81 | −2.12 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kirit Premjibhai Solanki | 617,104 | 63.97 | +9.36 | |
| INC | Ishwar Makwana | 296,793 | 30.77 | −10.63 | |
| AAP | J. J. Mewada | 17,332 | 1.80 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,571 | 1.72 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 320,311 | 33.20 | +20.00 | ||
| Turnout | 965,560 | 62.93 | +14.71 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kirit Premjibhai Solanki | 376,823 | 54.61 | ||
| INC | Shailesh Parmar | 285,696 | 41.40 | ||
| BSP | Pravin Solanki | 8,436 | 1.22 | ||
| Margin of victory | 91,127 | 13.21 | |||
| Turnout | 690,073 | 48.22 | N/A | ||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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