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He contested his first election in February 2002 [[by-election]] to the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Rajkot West|Rajkot II]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20020225-narendra-modi-pushes-his-own-image-as-a-rising-star-of-bjp-795944-2002-02-25|title =Rajkot II by-elections: Narendra Modi pushes his own image as a rising star of BJP|publisher =[[India Today]] |quote =While the focus is on the assembly elections in four states, the real drama seems to be in a quintet of by-elections in which everyone from a former prime minister, a current chief minister and a super chief minister are contesting.|date =February 25, 2002|website =indiatoday.in/magazine|author =Uday Mahurkar|access-date =June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715180705/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20020225-narendra-modi-pushes-his-own-image-as-a-rising-star-of-bjp-795944-2002-02-25|url-status=live|archive-date=15 July 2020}} </ref> Later that year in [[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2002 elections]] he contested from [[Maninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maninagar]] and won. He was [[re-election|re-elected]] from [[Maninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maninagar]] in [[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2007]] and [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2012]] and represented the constituency till 2014 when he became the [[Prime Minister of India]]. | He contested his first election in February 2002 [[by-election]] to the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Rajkot West|Rajkot II]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20020225-narendra-modi-pushes-his-own-image-as-a-rising-star-of-bjp-795944-2002-02-25|title =Rajkot II by-elections: Narendra Modi pushes his own image as a rising star of BJP|publisher =[[India Today]] |quote =While the focus is on the assembly elections in four states, the real drama seems to be in a quintet of by-elections in which everyone from a former prime minister, a current chief minister and a super chief minister are contesting.|date =February 25, 2002|website =indiatoday.in/magazine|author =Uday Mahurkar|access-date =June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715180705/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20020225-narendra-modi-pushes-his-own-image-as-a-rising-star-of-bjp-795944-2002-02-25|url-status=live|archive-date=15 July 2020}} </ref> Later that year in [[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2002 elections]] he contested from [[Maninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maninagar]] and won. He was [[re-election|re-elected]] from [[Maninagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Maninagar]] in [[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2007]] and [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2012]] and represented the constituency till 2014 when he became the [[Prime Minister of India]]. | ||
In [[2014 Indian general election|2014]], Modi contested for the two Lok Sabha constituencies: [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]] and [[Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vadodara]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/narendra-modi-files-nomination-in-vadodara-after-grand-roadshow-506183|title=Narendra Modi files nomination in Vadodara after grand roadshow|publisher=NDTV|date=9 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416204113/http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/narendra-modi-files-nomination-in-vadodara-after-grand-roadshow-506183|archive-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> He won in both constituencies, defeating [[Aam Aadmi Party]] leader [[Arvind Kejriwal]] in Varanasi and [[Madhusudan Mistry]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] in Vadodara.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/modi-s-vadodara-victory-margin-not-highest-ever-114051601712_1.html|title=Modi's Vadodara victory margin not highest-ever|work=Business Standard|date=16 May 2014|access-date=17 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412130937/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/modi-s-vadodara-victory-margin-not-highest-ever-114051601712_1.html|archive-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> To comply with the law that an elected representative cannot represent more than one constituency, he vacated the Vadodara seat.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prime-minister-modi-resigns-as-vadodara-mp-to-retain-varanasi-seat/article1-1224002.aspx | title=Modi thanks Vadodara, looks forward to serve Ganga | work=Hindustan Times | date=29 May 2014 | agency=Press Trust of India | access-date=29 May 2014 | url-status= | In [[2014 Indian general election|2014]], Modi contested for the two Lok Sabha constituencies: [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]] and [[Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vadodara]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/narendra-modi-files-nomination-in-vadodara-after-grand-roadshow-506183|title=Narendra Modi files nomination in Vadodara after grand roadshow|publisher=NDTV|date=9 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416204113/http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/narendra-modi-files-nomination-in-vadodara-after-grand-roadshow-506183|archive-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> He won in both constituencies, defeating [[Aam Aadmi Party]] leader [[Arvind Kejriwal]] in Varanasi and [[Madhusudan Mistry]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] in Vadodara.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/modi-s-vadodara-victory-margin-not-highest-ever-114051601712_1.html|title=Modi's Vadodara victory margin not highest-ever|work=Business Standard|date=16 May 2014|access-date=17 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412130937/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/modi-s-vadodara-victory-margin-not-highest-ever-114051601712_1.html|archive-date=12 April 2017}}</ref> To comply with the law that an elected representative cannot represent more than one constituency, he vacated the Vadodara seat.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prime-minister-modi-resigns-as-vadodara-mp-to-retain-varanasi-seat/article1-1224002.aspx | title=Modi thanks Vadodara, looks forward to serve Ganga | work=Hindustan Times | date=29 May 2014 | agency=Press Trust of India | access-date=29 May 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529163731/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prime-minister-modi-resigns-as-vadodara-mp-to-retain-varanasi-seat/article1-1224002.aspx | archive-date=29 May 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In [[2019 Indian general election|2019]] he was again [[re-election|re-elected]] from [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]]. | ||
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