Immensely significant in the political spectrum of the entire nation, the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat is one of the 26 Parliamentary constituencies which represent the state of Gujarat. The Gandhinagar Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 6) has a total of 1,555,709 electorates out of which 756,045 are females and 799,664 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. It covers the entire Gandhinagar District in the central-eastern parts of the state, whose administrative capital is the city of Gandhinagar.
It is also significant as Gandhinagar, lying on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, is Gujarat’s new capital city. With the District’s population being 1,387,478 (2011 census), the Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency is one of the most important urban centres of Gujarat. The economy of the district is primarily dependent on a strong base of heavy industries managed by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation. A flourishing thermal power station in Gandhinagar also adds to the revenue. Political stalwarts such as former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani of the BJP and many others were elected MPs from this seat, making this seat historically significant. The major tourist attractions are Akshardham Temple, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) Tower (which is the state’s tallest building), Sarita Udyan, Deer Park and Mahatma Mandir, among others.
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Gandhinagar Parliamentary Constituency.
| >Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
| Amit Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | 889925 | 0 | 4699 | 894624 | 69.67 | Winner |
| Dr. C. J. Chavda | Indian National Congress | 334082 | 0 | 3528 | 337610 | 26.29 | 1st Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 13984 | 0 | 230 | 14214 | 1.11 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Vora Alimahmad Rajabhai | Independent | 9006 | 0 | 2 | 9008 | 0.7 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Jayendra Karshanbhai Rathod | Bahujan Samaj Party | 6335 | 0 | 65 | 6400 | 0.5 | 4th Runner-up |
| Shekh Shahinbanu Molana Mustak | Independent | 5891 | 0 | 4 | 5895 | 0.46 | 5th Runner-up |
| Rathod Valjibhai Becharbhai | Independent | 2661 | 0 | 3 | 2664 | 0.21 | 6th Runner-up |
| Patel Amarish Jasvantlal (C. A.) | Hindusthan Nirman Dal | 1718 | 0 | 23 | 1741 | 0.14 | 7th Runner-up |
| Makwana Anilkumar Somabhai | Independent | 1686 | 0 | 5 | 1691 | 0.13 | 8th Runner-up |
| Mahendrabhai Somabhai Patni | Independent | 1557 | 0 | 2 | 1559 | 0.12 | 9th Runner-up |
| Bhogilal J. Rathod (Advocate) | Bahujan Mukti Party | 1470 | 0 | 20 | 1490 | 0.12 | 10th Runner-up |
| Makvana Prakashbhai Bahecharji (Hitubha) | Garvi Gujarat Party | 1454 | 0 | 17 | 1471 | 0.11 | 11th Runner-up |
| Chandrapal Hasmukh Bavjibhai | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) | 1434 | 0 | 4 | 1438 | 0.11 | 12th Runner-up |
| Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta | Right To Recall Party | 1089 | 0 | 8 | 1097 | 0.09 | 13th Runner-up |
| Narendrabhai Revashankar Trivedi | Jan Satya Path Party | 880 | 0 | 8 | 888 | 0.07 | 14th Runner-up |
| Pathan Firozkhan Saeedkhan | Independent | 860 | 0 | 2 | 862 | 0.07 | 15th Runner-up |
| Dr. N. T. Sengal | Bahujan Suraksha Dal | 734 | 0 | 9 | 743 | 0.06 | 16th Runner-up |
| Khodabhai Lalajibhai Desai | Independent | 687 | 0 | 8 | 695 | 0.05 | 17th Runner-up |
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Gandhinagar constituency is Shri Lal Krishna Advani of BJP.
| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Vote |
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| 2014 | 6 | Gandhinagar | GEN | L.K.Advani | M | BJP | 773539 | Kiritbhai Ishvarbhai Patel | M | INC | 290418 |
| 2009 | 6 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Advani,Shri Lal Krishna | M | BJP | 434044 | Patel Sureshkumar Chaturdas | M | INC | 312297 |
| 2004 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | L. K. Advani | M | BJP | 516120 | Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor | M | INC | 298982 |
| 1999 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Lal Krishna Advani (L K Advani) | M | BJP | 453229 | T N Seshan | M | INC | 264285 |
| 1998 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Advani Lalkrishna | M | BJP | 541340 | P. K. Datta | M | INC | 264639 |
| 1996 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | M | BJP | 323583 | Popatlal V. Patel | M | INC | 134711 |
| 1996 | By Polls | Gandhinagar | GEN | Patel Vijay Harischandra | M | BJP | 258589 | Rajesh Khanna | M | INC | 197425 |
| 1991 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Lal Krishna Advani | M | BJP | 356902 | G.I. Patel | M | INC | 231223 |
| 1989 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Veghela Shankarji Laxmanji | M | BJP | 495383 | Kokila Vayas | F | INC | 226891 |
| 1984 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | G.I.Patel | M | INC | 250126 | Indubhai Chaturbhai Patel | M | JNP | 247372 |
| 1980 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Amrit Mohanal Patel | M | INC(I) | 241694 | Puroshottam Ganesh Navalankar | M | JNP | 192477 |
| 1977 | 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Purushottam Ganesh Mavalankar | M | BLD | 221967 | Govindbhai C. Patel | M | INC | 161850 |
| 1971 | 10 | Gandhinagar | (SC) | Somchandbhai Manubhai Solanki | M | NCO | 139417 | Narsinhbhai Karsanbhai Makwana | M | INC | 135915 |
| 1967 | 10 | Gandhinagar | (SC) | S.M. Solanki | M | INC | 156148 | K.U. Parmar | M | RPI | 126308 |
List of Assembly Constituenciesin Gandhinagar Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency.
| Names of Assembly Constituencies |
|---|
| Gandhinagar North | Kalol | Sanand |
| Ghatlodia | Vejalpur | Naranpura |
| Sabarmati | |