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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Banaskantha
| type = LS
| map_image = બનાસકાંઠા – Banaskantha.svg
| map_caption =
| reservation= None
| established = 1952
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| assembly_cons =[[Vav Assembly constituency|Vav]] [[Tharad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tharad]] [[Dhanera Assembly constituency|Dhanera]] [[Danta Assembly constituency|Danta]] [[Palanpur Assembly constituency|Palanpur]] [[Deesa Assembly constituency|Deesa]] [[Deodar Assembly constituency|Deodar]]
|electors =19,61,924 (2024)<ref name="u140">{{cite web | title=ECI/PN/102/2024 - EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases |date=25 May 2024 | url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=18 June 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525141320/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2024}}</ref>
| mp = [[Geniben Thakor]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
}}
'''Banaskantha''' is one of the 26 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in [[Gujarat]], state in western [[India]].

==Vidhan Sabha segments==
Presently, Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments. These are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf |title=Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009 |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416162919/http://ceogujarat.nic.in/site/download/FINAL_ROLL_2009.pdf |archive-date=2009-04-16 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number
! width="200px" |Name
! width="120px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! width="150px" |District
! colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead
|-
|7
|[[Vav Assembly constituency|Vav]]
|None
| rowspan="7"|[[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|8
|[[Tharad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tharad]]
|None
|-
|9
|[[Dhanera Assembly constituency|Dhanera]]
|None
|{{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}}
|-
|10
|[[Danta Assembly constituency|Danta]]
|ST
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|12
|[[Palanpur Assembly constituency|Palanpur]]
|None
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|13
|[[Deesa Assembly constituency|Deesa]]
|None
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|14
|[[Deodar Assembly constituency|Deodar]]
|None
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Akbarbhai Chavda]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|[[Zohraben Chavda]]
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[Manubhai Amersey]]
|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|1969^
|[[S. K. Patil]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (O)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[Popatlal Joshi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[Motibhai Chaudhary]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |[[B.K. Gadhvi]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2 |Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Jayantilal Shah]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[Harisinh Chavda]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[B.K. Gadhvi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Harisinh Chavda]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Mukesh Gadhvi|Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji Gadhvi]]
|-
|2013^
| rowspan="2" |[[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Parbatbhai Patel]]
|-
|-
| [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| [[Geniben Thakor]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=1}}
|}
^ by-poll

==Election results==

===2024===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Banaskantha]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Banaskantha">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Banaskantha |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S062.htm |access-date=16 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716095020/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S062.htm |archive-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate= [[Geniben Thakor]]
|party= Indian National Congress
|votes= 6,71,883
|percentage=48.83
|change={{increase}}20.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate= Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes= 6,41,477
|percentage=46.62
|change= {{decrease}}15.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate= Mansungbhai Mashrubhai Parmar
|party= Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes= 9,929
|percentage= 0.72
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 22,167
|percentage = 1.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,406
|percentage = 2.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,78,128
|percentage = 70.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{notelist}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Banaskantha]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Parbatbhai Patel]]|votes=6,79,108|percentage=61.62|change=+4.39}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Parthibhai Galbabhai Bhatol|votes=3,10,812|percentage=28.20|change=-6.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Thakor Swarupji Sardarji|votes=48,634|percentage=4.41|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=12,728|percentage=1.15|change=-0.81}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Tejabhai Nethibhai Rabari|votes=11,088|percentage=1.01|change=}}{{Election box majority||votes=3,68,296|percentage=33.42|change=+10.62}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,03,739|percentage=65.03|change=+6.49}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Banaskantha]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/banaskantha-lok-sabha|title = Banaskantha Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency}}</ref>
|votes = 5,07,856
|percentage = 57.23
|change = +3.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Joitabhai Kasnabhai Patel
|votes = 3,05,522
|percentage = 34.43
|change = -7.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|votes = 17,397
|percentage = 1.96
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Parsotamgiri Turantgiri Mahant
|votes = 11,175
|percentage = 1.26
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Babaji Thakor
|votes = 10,897
|percentage = 1.23
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,02,334
|percentage = 22.80
|change = +10.13
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,87,336
|percentage = 58.54
|change = +19.81
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +3.02
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Bye election 2013====
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2013: Banaskantha}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]
|votes = 3,07,988
|percentage = 54.21
|change = +11.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Krishnaben Mukeshkumar Gadhvi
|votes = 2,36,011
|percentage = 41.54
|change = -3.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = S. S. Bharmabhai
|votes = 7,706
|percentage = 1.36
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = C. A. Nasirbhai
|votes = 6,188
|percentage = 1.06
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = R. A. Rugjibhai
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 3,255
|percentage = 0.57
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 71,977
|percentage = 12.67
|change = +11.08
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,68,276
|percentage = 38.74
|change = -11.09
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +9.43
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Banaskantha]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Mukesh Gadhvi|Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji Gadhvi]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2009-election-results.html|title = 2009 India General (15th Lok Sabha) Elections Results}}</ref>
|votes = 2,89,409
|percentage = 44.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]
|votes = 2,79,108
|percentage = 43.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashokbhai Balchandbhai Shrimali
|votes = 20,524
|percentage = 3.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Aaiyubbhai Ibrahimbhai Sipai
|votes = 15,801
|percentage = 2.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Chetanbhai Kalabhai Solanki
|votes = 11,867
|percentage = 1.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,154
|percentage = 1.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,46,231
|percentage = 49.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2004===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Banaskantha]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Harisinh Chavda]]
|votes = 3,01,148
|percentage = 46.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary]]
|votes = 2,94,220
|percentage = 45.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashokbhai Balchandbhai Shrimali
|votes = 23,972
|percentage = 3.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bhopaji Majirana
|votes = 9,270
|percentage = 1.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Babulal Vidaja
|votes = 8,258
|percentage = 1.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,928
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,42,698
|percentage = 48.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 1952===
* Chavda Akbar Dalumiyan (INC) : 91,753 votes
* Mehta Gordhandas Girdharlal (SP) : 36,042

==See also==
* [[Banaskantha district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Gujarat}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Politics of Banaskantha district]]

Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

Svetlsgx at 08:28, 28 April 2026