Banaskantha (Lok Sabha constituency)

Banaskantha
Banaskantha
Lok Sabha Constituency
Incumbent	Parbatbhai Patel
Parliamentary Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2019
Constituency Details
Established	1952
Reservation	None
State	Gujarat
Assembly Constituencies	Vav; Tharad; Dhanera; Danta; Palanpur; Deesa; Deodar

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Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: બનાસકાંઠા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર / बनासकांठा) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India.

Vidhan Sabha segments[edit]

Presently, Banaskantha Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:^[1]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	MLA	Party	Party Leading (in 2019)
7	Vav	None	Banaskantha	Geniben Thakor	INC	BJP
8	Tharad	None	Banaskantha	Gulabsing Rajput	INC	BJP
9	Dhanera	None	Banaskantha	Nathabhai Patel	INC	BJP
10	Danta	(ST)	Banaskantha	Kantibhai Kharadi	INC	BJP
12	Palanpur	None	Banaskantha	Mahesh Patel	INC	BJP
13	Deesa	None	Banaskantha	Shashikant Pandya	BJP	BJP
14	Deodar	None	Banaskantha	Shivabhai Bhuria	INC	BJP

Members of Lok Sabha[edit]

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Akbarbhai Chavda	Indian National Congress
1957	Akbarbhai Chavda
1962	Zohraben Chavda
1967	Manubhai Amersey	Swatantra Party
1969^	S. K. Patil (bye-poll)	Indian National Congress (O)
1971	Popatlal Joshi	Indian National Congress
1977	Motibhai Chaudhary	Janata Party
1980	B.K. Gadhvi	Indian National Congress
1984	B.K. Gadhvi	Indian National Congress
1989	Jayantilal Shah	Janata Dal
1991	Harisinh Chavda	Bharatiya Janata Party
1996	B.K. Gadhvi	Indian National Congress
1998	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party
1999	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	Harisinh Chavda	Indian National Congress
2009	Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji Gadhvi	Indian National Congress
2013^	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
2019	Parbatbhai Patel

^ by-poll

Election results[edit]

General election 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Banaskantha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parbatbhai Patel	6,79,108	61.62	+4.39
	INC	Parthibhai Galbabhai Bhatol	3,10,812	28.20	-6.23
	Independent	Thakor Swarupji Sardarji	48,634	4.41	N/A
	NOTA	None of the Above	12,728	1.15	-0.81
	BSP	Tejabhai Nethibhai Rabari	11,088	1.01
Majority			3,68,296	33.42	+10.62
Turnout			11,03,739	65.03	+6.49
	BJP hold		Swing

General election 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Banaskantha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary^[2]	5,07,856	57.23	+3.02
	INC	Joitabhai Kasnabhai Patel	3,05,522	34.43	-7.11
	NOTA	None of the Above	17,397	1.96	---
	BSP	Parsotamgiri Turantgiri Mahant	11,175	1.26	---
	Independent	Babaji Thakor	10,897	1.23	---
Majority			2,02,334	22.80	+10.13
Turnout			8,87,336	58.54	+19.81
	BJP hold		Swing	+3.02

Bye election 2013[edit]

Bye-election, 2013: Banaskantha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	3,07,988	54.21	+11.02
	INC	Krishnaben Mukeshkumar Gadhvi	2,36,011	41.54	-3.24
	Independent	S. S. Bharmabhai	7,706	1.36	---
	Independent	C. A. Nasirbhai	6,188	1.06	---
	Independent	R. A. Rugjibhai	3,255	0.57	---
Margin of victory			71,977	12.67	+11.08
Turnout			5,68,276	38.74	-11.09
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	+9.43

General election 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Banaskantha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji Gadhvi ^[3]	2,89,409	44.78
	BJP	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	2,79,108	43.19
	Independent	Ashokbhai Balchandbhai Shrimali	20,524	3.18
	Independent	Aaiyubbhai Ibrahimbhai Sipai	15,801	2.45
	BSP	Chetanbhai Kalabhai Solanki	11,867	1.84
Majority			10,154	1.59
Turnout			6,46,231	49.83
	INC hold		Swing

General election 2004[edit]

2004 Indian general elections: Banaskantha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Harisinh Chavda	3,01,148	46.85
	BJP	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	2,94,220	45.77
	Independent	Ashokbhai Balchandbhai Shrimali	23,972	3.72
	Independent	Bhopaji Majirana	9,270	1.44
	BSP	Babulal Vidaja	8,258	1.28
Majority			6,928	1.08
Turnout			6,42,698	48.99
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General election 1952[edit]

Chavda Akbar Dalumiyan (INC) : 91,753 votes
Mehta Gordhandas Girdharlal (SP) : 36,042

Notes[edit]

↑ "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2009.
↑ "Banaskantha Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency".
↑ "2009 India General (15th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

Coordinates: 24°18′N 72°24′E / 24.3°N 72.4°E / 24.3; 72.4

[1] "Parliament Constituency wise Electors Detail, Polling Stations & EPIC - Loksabha Election 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2009.

[2] "Banaskantha Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency".

[3] "2009 India General (15th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".

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