Banaskantha (Lok Sabha constituency)

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

Banaskantha

Existence	1952 - present
Reservation	none
Current MP	Parbatbhai Patel
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2019
State	Gujarat
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (9 times)

Assembly segments

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

Assembly Segment No	Name of Assembly Seat	Reserved for
7	Vav	None
8	Tharad	None
9	Dhanera	None
10	Danta	ST
12	Palanpur	None
13	Deesa	None
14	Deodar	None

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Akbarbhai Chavda	Indian National Congress
1957	Akbarbhai Chavda	Indian National Congress
1962	Zohraben Chavda	Indian National Congress
1967	Manubhai Amersey	Swatantra Party
1969^	S. K. Patil	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	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Parbatbhai Patel	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2004

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 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Banaskantha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji Gadhvi	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 gain from BJP		Swing

Bye election 2013

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 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Banaskantha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary	5,07,856	57.23	+3.02
	INC	Joitabhai Kasnabhai Patel	3,05,522	34.43	-7.11
	BSP	Parsotamgiri Turantgiri Mahant	11,175	1.26	---
	Independent	Babaji Thakor	10,897	1.23	---
	Independent	Saybabhai Nanabhai Solanki	7,207	0.81	---
	NOTA	None of the Above	17,397	1.96	---
Majority			2,02,334	22.80	+10.13
Turnout			8,87,336	58.54	+19.81
	BJP hold		Swing	+3.02

General election 2019

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
Majority			3,68,296	33.42	+10.62
Turnout			11,03,739	65.03	+6.49
	BJP hold		Swing

See also

• Banaskantha district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

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.