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{{Short description|Former constituency of the Gujarat legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Sarkhej
|state = [[Gujarat]]
|constituency_no =
|type= SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|district = [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gandhinagar]]
|established = 1975
|abolished = 2008
|electors = {{formatnum:1025615}} (in 2007)<ref name="elections2007"/>
|reservation = None
}}
'''Sarkhej''' was one of the 182 assembly seats of [[Gujarat]]'s [[Vidhan Sabha]] ([[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]), from 1975<ref name=delimitation1976>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=1 December 1976 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> until 2012. It was a largely urban seat representing there {{frac|1|15}} of [[Ahmedabad]]. Its abolition, along with others and new replacement seats were drawn up in 2008, in readiness for the next election which proved to be in 2012.

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Sarkhej-in-Gujarat |title=Sarkhej Vidhan sabha assembly election results in Gujarat |website=Elections.traceall.in |date= |accessdate=2017-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=19&cid=64 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427200841/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=19&cid=64 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |title=Sarkhej Assembly Election 2002, Gujarat |website=Empoweringindia.org |date= |accessdate=2017-04-28}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|| 1975 || Bhavansinh Chauhan
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" |
| [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]
|-
|| 1980 || Harishankar Pandya
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
|| 1985 || Nalin K. Patel
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|| 1990 || rowspan=2|[[Harishchandra Patel]]
|rowspan=6 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|rowspan=6 | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| 1995
|-
| 1997{{efn|By Poll}}
|rowspan=4| [[Amit Shah]]
|-
| 1998
|-
| 2002
|-
| 2007<ref name="elections2007"/>
|-
|2012
|colspan=4|Seat abolished
|-
|}
{{noteslist}}

==Election results==
===2007===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkhej<ref name="elections2007">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/2007-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 2007|accessdate=2020-06-18}}</ref><ref name=election2007>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3839-gujarat-2007/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2007 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 11 July 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Amit Anilchandra Shah]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 4,07,659
|percentage = 68.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Shashikant V. Patel
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,71,836
|percentage = 28.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate =Syed Inayathusen Kurmullamirya
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 8,693
|percentage = 1.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate=Sureshchandra Bahecharlal Dave
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 4,923
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Prakash Narayanbhai Kumavat
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|votes = 2,753
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,35,823
|percentage = 39.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,99,456
|percentage = 58.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2002 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]: Sarkhej<ref name="elections2002">{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/2002-election-results.html|website=elections.in|title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 2002|accessdate=2020-06-18}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Amit Anilchandra Shah]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 2,88,327
|percentage = 66.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Himanshu Patel
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 1,30,291
|percentage = 30.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,58,036
|percentage = 36.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,30,492
|percentage = 51.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Ahmedabad district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Naranpura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{Assembly constituencies of Gujarat}}

[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Ahmedabad district]]
[[Category:Politics of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1975]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]

Sarkhej Assembly constituency - Revision history

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