Godhra Lok Sabha constituency

Former Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat

Godhra
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
Established1967
Abolished2009
ReservationNone

Godhra was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Gujarat, India. Most of its area is now covered by the Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency, after the 2008 delimitation.

Members of Lok Sabha

  • 1952-62: Does not Exist
  • 1967: Piloo Mody, Swatantra Party
  • 1971: Piloo Mody, Swatantra Party
  • 1977: Hitendra Desai, Indian National Congress
  • 1980: Jaideep Singh, Congress (Indira)
  • 1984: Jaideep Singh, Congress (Died in 1987–88)
  • 1988^ : P S Pursottam Bhai (Janata Party), in a bye-poll
  • 1989: Shantilal Patel, Indian National Congress
  • 1991: Shankarsinh Vaghela, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1996: Shantilal Patel, Janata Dal
  • 1998: Shantilal Patel, Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Bhupendrasinh Solanki, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2004: Bhupendrasinh Solanki, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2008 onwards : The Godhra constituency was reconstituted as Panchmahal seat in 2008 re-organization of Lok Sabha seats.

Election results

1999

  • Solanki, Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh (BJP) : 280,684 votes [1]
  • Patel, Shantilal Parshotamdas (INC) : 185,662

2004

  • Solanki, Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh (BJP) : 295,550 votes [2]
  • Patel Rajendrasinh Balvantsinh (INC) : 241,831

References

  1. ^ "1999 India General (13th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". Elections.in.
  2. ^ "2004 India General (14th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". Elections.in.

See also

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