Surat (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Surat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat. Veteran BJP strongman Kashiram Rana has been an MP from this seat for 6 terms. Surat was also the constituency of the 7th Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai, who has been an MP for this constituency for 5 terms. Surat has elected BJP leaders as MP since 1989 with overwhelming margins.
Surat | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Darshana Jardosh |
Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1951 |
Reservation | None |
State | Gujarat |
Total Electors | 16,55,658[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | Olpad Surat East Surat North Varachha Road Karanj Katargam Surat West |
Assembly SegmentsEdit
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
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155 | Olpad | None | Surat | Mukesh Patel | BJP | BJP |
159 | Surat East | None | Surat | Arvind Rana | BJP | BJP |
160 | Surat North | None | Surat | Kantibhai Balar | BJP | BJP |
161 | Varachha Road | None | Surat | Kumar Kanani | BJP | BJP |
162 | Karanj | None | Surat | Pravinbhai Goghari | BJP | BJP |
166 | Katargam | None | Surat | Vinodbhai Moradiya | BJP | BJP |
167 | Surat West | None | Surat | Purnesh Modi | BJP | BJP |
Member of ParliamentEdit
Year | Name | Portrait | Political party | |
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1951 | Kanayalal Desai | Indian National Congress | ||
1957 | Morarji Desai | |||
1962 | ||||
1967 | ||||
1971 | Indian National Congress (Organization) | |||
1977 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | |||
1980 | C. D. Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
1984 | ||||
1989 | Kashiram Rana | |||
1991 | ||||
1996 | ||||
1998 | ||||
1999 | ||||
2004 | ||||
2009 | Darshana Jardosh | |||
2014 | ||||
2019 |
Election ResultsEdit
2019 General ElectionsEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Darshana Vikram Jardosh | 7,95,651 | 74.47 | -1.32 | |
INC | Ashok Patel (Adhevada) | 2,47,421 | 23.16 | +3.62 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 10,532 | 0.99 | -0.16 | |
Majority | 5,48,230 | 51.31 | -4.94 | ||
Turnout | 10,69,253 | 64.58 | +0.68 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | -1.32 |
2014 General ElectionsEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Darshana Vikram Jardosh | 7,18,412 | 75.79 | +23.34 | |
INC | Naishadh Bhupatbhai Desai | 1,85,222 | 19.54 | -22.16 | |
AAP | Mohanbhai B. Patel | 18,877 | 1.99 | +1.99 | |
BSP | Omprakash Srivastav | 6,346 | 0.67 | -0.03 | |
IND. | Mukesh Lavjibhai Ambaliya | 2,695 | 0.28 | +0.28 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 10,936 | 1.15 | +1.15 | |
Majority | 5,33,190 | 56.25 | +45.50 | ||
Turnout | 9,48,383 | 63.90 | +14.93 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +23.34 |
2009 General ElectionsEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Darshana Vikram Jardosh | 3,64,947 | 52.45 | ||
INC | Dhirubhai Haribhai Gajera | 2,90,149 | 41.70 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Mahagujarat Janta Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Mahagujarat Janta Party|Template:Mahagujarat Janta Party/meta/shortname]] | Fakirbhai Chauhan | 15,519 | 2.23 | |
BSP | Ajaykumar Dineshbhai Patel | 4,858 | 0.70 | ||
Independent | Mohd. Aiyub Abdul Raheman Shaikh | 4,678 | 0.67 | ||
Majority | 74,798 | 10.75 | |||
Turnout | 6,96,372 | 49.01 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
2004 General ElectionsEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Kashiram Rana | 5,08,076 | 56.69 | ||
INC | Chandravadan Chhotubhai Pithawala | 3,57,513 | 39.89 | ||
Majority | 1,50,563 | 16.80 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
1999 General ElectionsEdit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Kashiram Rana | 4,23,773 | 68.82 | ||
INC | Rupin Rameshchandra Pachchigar | 1,74,576 | 28.35 | ||
Majority | 2,49,197 | 40.47 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
1998 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Kashiram Rana | 5,64,601 | 65.16 | ||
INC | Thakorbhai Naik | 2,60,579 | 30.07 | ||
Majority | 3,04,022 | 35.09 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
1996 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Kashiram Rana | 3,76,933 | 61.07 | ||
INC | Manubhai Kotadia | 2,01,672 | 32.68 | ||
Majority | 1,75,261 | 28.39 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
1991 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Kashiram Rana | 3,36,285 | 56.24 | ||
INC | Sahdev Bherabhai Chaudhary | 2,29,931 | 38.46 | ||
Majority | 1,06,354 | 17.78 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
1989 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Kashiram Rana | 4,28,465 | 62.75 | +18.52 | |
INC | C. D. Patel | 2,34,434 | 34.33 | -19.38 | |
Majority | 1,94,031 | 28.42 | |||
BJP gain from INC | Swing |
1984 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Chhaganbhai Devabhai Patel | 2,86,928 | 53.71 | ||
BJP | Kashiram Chhabildas Rana | 2,36,253 | 44.23 | ||
Majority | 50,675 | 9.48 | |||
INC hold | Swing |
1980 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[[Indian National Congress (Indira)|Template:Indian National Congress (Indira)/meta/shortname]] | C. D. Patel | 2,34,263 | |||
JP | Asoka Mehta | 2,07,602 | |||
Majority | 26,661 | ||||
Indian National Congress (Indira) gain from JP | Swing |
1977 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JP | Morarji Desai | 2,06,206 | 52.46 | ||
INC | Jashvantsinh Chauhan | 1,84,746 | 47.00 | ||
Majority | 21,460 | 5.46 | |||
JP hold | Swing |
1971 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|Template:Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/shortname]] | Morarji Desai | 1,70,321 | ||
INC | Gordhandas Chokhawala | 1,38,797 | |||
Majority | 31,524 | ||||
Indian National Congress (Organisation) gain from INC(I) | Swing |
1967 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Morarji Desai | 1,63,836 | |||
Independent | Jashvantsinh Chauhan | 40,928 | |||
Majority | 1,22,908 | ||||
INC hold | Swing |
1962 General Elections[2]Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Morarji Desai | 1,65,225 | |||
Independent | Jashvantsinh Chauhan | 66,194 | |||
Majority | 99,031 | ||||
INC hold | Swing |
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
Lok Sabha | ||
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Preceded by Rae Bareli |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1977-1979 |
Succeeded by Baghpat |