Ahmedabad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency was in Gujarat state in western India till 2008. After the reorg of 2009, Ahmedabad East (Lok Sabha constituency) and Ahmedabad West (Lok Sabha constituency) became the two constituencies from the city, sending a representative to the parliament.

Vidhan Sabha segments

Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following 7 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District
71	Kalupur	None	Ahmedabad
73	Rakhial	None	Ahmedabad
74	Shaher Kotda	SC	Ahmedabad
75	Khadia	None	Ahmedabad
76	Jamalpur	None	Ahmedabad
77	Maninagar	None	Ahmedabad
78	Naroda	None	Ahmedabad

Members of Lok Sabha

• 1951: Two-candidates elected from this seat.
  • Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar and Muldas Bhudardas Vaishya, both from Indian National Congress
• 1956 (by-poll): Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar, (Congress) (Won by-poll caused by her husband's death unopposed)
• 1957: Two-candidates elected from this seat again.
  • Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik, Mahagujarat Janata Parishad / Karsandas Ukabhai Parmar, Independent
• 1962: Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik, Nutan Mahagujarat Janata Parishad
• 1967: Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik, Independent
• 1971: Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik, (Congress this time, defeated NCO opponent)
• 1972 (by-poll): Purushottam Mavalankar, Independent (By Poll, after Yagnik's death)
• 1977: Ahsan Jafri, Indian National Congress
• 1980: Maganbhai Barot, Indian National Congress (Indira)
• 1984: Haroobhai Mehta, Indian National Congress
• 1989: Harin Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1991: Harin Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1996: Harin Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1998: Harin Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 1999: Harin Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2004: Harin Pathak, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2008 Onwards:Constituency does not exist . See : Ahmedabad East,     and Ahmedabad West (Lok Sabha constituency)

Election results

2004 Lok Sabha

General Election, 2004: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harin Pathak	3,01,853	55.03
	INC	Rajkumar Gigraj Gupta	2,24,248	40.88
	BSP	Dr. Mangalam Virambhai Rathod	7,889	1.44
	IND.	Shaikh Samsuddin Nashiruddin	5,411	0.99
	JD(U)	Ambalal Mafatlal Chauhan	2,725	0.50
Majority			77,605	14.15
Turnout			5,48,559	39.67
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election, 1999: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harin Pathak	2,80,696	53.19
	INC	Girish Popatlal Dani	2,27,728	43.15
	IND.	Laxman G. Patanvadia	7,375	1.40
	SHS	Surendrabhai Shyamlal Kosti	3,343	0.63
	JD(U)	Rashid Khan Pathan	2,805	0.56
Majority			52,968	10.04
Turnout			5,27,737	39.97
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election, 1998: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harin Pathak	3,50,699	55.90
	INC	Harubhai Mehta	2,13,886	34.09
style="background-color: Template:All India Rashtriya Janata Party/meta/color; width: 5px;" |	[[All India Rashtriya Janata Party|Template:All India Rashtriya Janata Party/meta/shortname]]	Jagroopsinh G. Rajput	51,656	8.23
	SP	Ilyasbhai Dhagawale	5,699	0.91
	IND.	Iqbal Shaikh	2,529	0.40
Majority			1,36,813	21.81
Turnout			6,27,409	48.54
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election, 1996: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harin Pathak	2,10,967	61.31
	INC	Irshad Mirza	1,12,450	32.68
	IND.	Chimanbhai Mehta	6,605	1.92
	JD	Utsav Rana	3,580	1.04
	SP	Ranjitsinh Zala	1,560	0.45
Majority			98,517	28.63
Turnout			3,44,113	26.89
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election, 1991: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harin Pathak	2,33,568	59.26
	INC	Maganbhai Barot	1,41,683	35.94
	JD	Sheikh Ayesha Begum Mohmadali	10,331	2.62
	JP	Mrugesh Vaishnav	1,949	0.49
	YVP	Manojkumar Navinchandra Dave	1,023	0.26
Majority			91,885	23.32
Turnout			3,94,169	37.48
	BJP hold		Swing

General Election, 1989: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harin Pathak	3,34,098	58.59
	INC	Surendrakumar Netrapalsinh Rajput	1,86,741	32.75
	DMM	Mohammad Hanif Husenbhai Shaikh	39,174	6.87
	IND.	Subhashchandra Khodidas Nayak	2,928	0.51
	RPI(K)	Pankaj Vijaybhai Parmar	1,425	0.25
Majority			1,47,357	25.84
Turnout			5,70,267	57.20
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

1984 Lok Sabha

General Election, 1984: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Haroobhai Mehta	2,31,751	51.02
	BJP	Ashok Bhatt	1,98,614	43.73
	IND.	Balraj Madhok	5,628	1.24
	IND.	Maganbhai Barot	4,709	1.04
	IND.	Mohmadsharif Kucherawala	4,356	0.96
Majority			33,137	7.29
Turnout			4,54,232	59.28
	INC hold		Swing

General Election, 1980: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Maganbhai Barot	2,48,206	60.98
	JP	Krushnavadan Joshi	1,40,053	34.41
	[[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Template:Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/shortname]]	Ahsan Jafri	7,054	1.73
	IND.	Bhagubhai Dahyabhai Patel	3,401	0.84
	IND.	Utsav Rana	2,526	0.62
Majority			1,08,153	26.57
Turnout			4,07,045	58.25
	INC(I) hold		Swing

General Election, 1977: Ahmedabad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ahsan Jafri	1,87,715	50.59
	[[Bharatiya Lok Dal|Template:Bharatiya Lok Dal/meta/shortname]]	Brahmkumar Bhatt	1,77,702	47.90
	IND.	Mahendrakumar Maganlal Dave	1,971	0.53
	IND.	Chandulal Keshavlal Khamar	1,752	0.47
	IND.	Jagatsinh Chandansinh	1,208	0.33
Majority			10,013	2.69
Turnout			3,71,018	64.72
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1971 Lok Sabha

• Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik (INC) : 193,834 votes
• Jaykrishna Harivallabhdas (NCO) : 137,374

1972 Bye-poll

• P.G.Mavalankar (IND) : 112,026 votes
• Manubhai Palkhiwala (INC) : 86,579

1952 Lok Sabha

• • First Seat
• Vaishya Muldas Bhudardas (INC) : 203,928 votes
• Goswami Krishnajiwanji Gokulnathji (RRP) : 112,239
  • Second seat
• Mavlankar Ganesh Vasudeo (INC) : 230,778 votes
• Parmar Balwantrai Govindrai (SCF) : 69,443

See also

• Ahmedabad East (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Ahmedabad West (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Sarkhej (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
• Ahmedabad district
• List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha