Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર, Hindi: गांधीनगर) is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in Gujarat, a state in western India. Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat . It is one of the most prestigious parliamentary constituencies in India, being represented by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and the current Home Minister and former BJP chief Amit Shah. The constituency was created in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Somchandbhai Solanki of the Indian National Congress (INC).
Gandhinagar | |
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Lok Sabha Constituency | |
Incumbent | Amit Shah |
Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2019 |
Constituency Details | |
Established | 1967–present |
State | Gujarat |
Total Electors | 20,45,149[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | Gandhinagar North Kalol Sanand Ghatlodiya Vejalpur Naranpura Sabarmati |
Solanki represented the Indian National Congress (Organisation) party for the next elections in 1971 and was re-elected. In the 1977 election, Purushottam Mavalankar (son of the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar) of the Janata Party was elected.[2] Mavalankar was defeated in the next election in 1980 by INC candidate, Amrit Mohanal Patel. I.G. Patel also of the INC was elected in 1984. Since 1989 this constituency has been represented by a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shankersinh Vaghela won in the 1989 election and the next election saw L. K. Advani elected in 1991. Atal Bihari Vajpayee won this seat in 1996 but chose to resign it so that he could represent Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.[3] This forced a by-election which was won by Vijay Patel, who defeated film actor Rajesh Khanna (INC), among other candidates.[4] The constituency has been represented by one Prime Minister (Vajpayee), one future Chief Minister (Vaghela), and two Home Ministers in Advani and Amit Shah.
Assembly segments
As of 2014 Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency comprised seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:[5]
Assembly Segment No | Name of Assembly Seat | Reserved for |
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36 | Gandhinagar North | None |
38 | Kalol | None |
40 | Sanand | None |
41 | Ghatlodiya | None |
42 | Vejalpur | None |
45 | Naranpura | None |
55 | Sabarmati | None |
Members of Parliament
Year | Winner | Party |
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1952-1962 | Seat did not exist | |
1967 | Somchandbhai Solanki | Indian National Congress |
1971 | Somchandbhai Solanki | Indian National Congress (O) |
1977 | Purushottam Mavalankar | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
1980 | Amrit Patel | Indian National Congress (I) |
1984 | G. I. Patel | Indian National Congress |
1989 | Shankersinh Vaghela | Bharatiya Janata Party |
1991 | Lal Krishna Advani | |
1996 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Retained Lucknow Seat) | |
1996^ | Vijaybhai Patel (bye-poll) | |
1998 | Lal Krishna Advani | |
1999 | ||
2004 | ||
2009 | ||
2014 | ||
2019 | Amit Shah |
^ by poll
Election results
General election 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Somchandbhai Solanki | 156,148 | 46.87 | N/A | |
RPI | K. U. Parmar | 126,308 | 37.91 | N/A | |
Independent | S. J. Makwana | 50,702 | 15.22 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 29,840 | 8.96 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 354,758 | 68.75 | N/A | ||
INC win (new seat) |
General election 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC (O) | Somchandbhai Solanki | 139,417 | 47.61 | N/A | |
INC | N. K. Makwana | 135,915 | 46.42 | -0.45 | |
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | Karshndas Ukabhai Parmar | 11,979 | 4.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Narendrabhai Nagardas Desai | 5,499 | 1.88 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 3,502 | 1.19 | -7.77 | ||
Turnout | 303,113 | 54.13 | -14.62 | ||
INC (O) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General election 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLD | Purushottam Ganesh Mavalankar | 221,967 | 57.41 | N/A | |
INC | Govindbhai C. Patel | 161,850 | 41.86 | -4.56 | |
Independent | Jaydev Desai | 2,812 | 0.73 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 60,117 | 15.55 | +14.36 | ||
Turnout | 394,699 | 63.69 | +9.56 | ||
BLD gain from NCO | Swing | ||||
General election 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Amrit Mohanal Patel | 241,694 | 54.45 | +12.59 | |
JP | Purushottam Mavalankar | 192,477 | 43.36 | -14.05 | |
Independent | Gohil Manilal Varubhai | 3,357 | 0.76 | N/A | |
Independent | Chimanbhai Amin | 3,036 | 0.68 | N/A | |
Independent | Daridranarayan Sharma | 2,129 | 0.48 | N/A | |
Independent | Singrotiya Muljibhai Mohanbhai | 1,171 | 0.26 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 49,217 | 11.09 | -4.46 | ||
Turnout | 454,433 | 57.39 | -6.30 | ||
INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
General election 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | G. I. Patel | 250,126 | 46.84 | -7.61 | |
JP | Indubhai Chaturbhai Patel | 247,372 | 46.33 | +2.97 | |
Independent | R. P. Parmar | 6,762 | 1.27 | N/A | |
Independent | Thakor Fulsinh Jugatsinh | 6,089 | 1.14 | N/A | |
Independent | Zaveri Sureshbhai Saubhagyachand | 5,490 | 1.03 | N/A | |
Independent | B. H. Yadav | 2,593 | 0.49 | N/A | |
Independent | M. J. Trivedi | 2,460 | 0.46 | N/A | |
Independent | Anilbhai Dolatram | 1,780 | 0.33 | N/A | |
Independent | Induprasad Kacchia | 1,779 | 0.33 | N/A | |
Independent | Haribhai Keshavlal Rathod | 1,721 | 0.32 | N/A | |
Independent | Laxmanbhai Dhirubhai Pattani | 1,637 | 0.31 | N/A | |
Doordarshi Party | Bipin C. Desai | 1,301 | 0.24 | N/A | |
Independent | Umedbhai Chhotabhai Patel | 1,270 | 0.24 | N/A | |
Independent | Gupta Harikrishn Shivcharn | 959 | 0.18 | N/A | |
Independent | Patel Rameshbhai Shankarlal Sabalpuryala | 807 | 0.15 | N/A | |
Independent | Ratilal Chhaganbhai Patel | 601 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Independent | Chimanbhai H. Gokalpura | 468 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Shankarbhai Visdas Patel | 434 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Mursinh Mohansinh Singrotiya | 314 | 0.06 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 2,754 | 0.51 | -10.58 | ||
Turnout | 554,174 | 59.62 | +2.23 | ||
INC hold | Swing |
General election 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Shankersinh Vaghela | 495,383 | 66.22 | N/A | |
INC | Kokila Vyas | 226,891 | 30.33 | -16.51 | |
DMM | Nilamben Rajnikant | 10,181 | 1.36 | N/A | |
Independent | Pradyotkumar Kripashankar Pandit | 2,928 | 0.39 | N/A | |
RPI(K) | Vanol Manganbhai Kalidas | 1,792 | 0.24 | N/A | |
Doordarshi Party | Pandya Kamleshbhai Balkrishan | 1,659 | 0.22 | -0.02 | |
Gujarat Janta Parishad | Pandy Pardumanbhai Dahyabhai | 1,577 | 0.21 | N/A | |
Independent | Naginbhai Dantani (Deviputra) | 1,240 | 0.17 | N/A | |
Independent | B. H. Yadav | 1,097 | 0.15 | -0.34 | |
Independent | Dahyabhai Mohanlal Patel | 783 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Independent | Umedbhai Chhotabhai Patel | 755 | 0.10 | -0.14 | |
ABJS | Biharilal Chunilal Sharma | 721 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Independent | Pathan Mohmad Yusuf Mohmad Sidiq | 693 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Thakore Rameshbhai Karshanji | 639 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | K. P. Vora | 596 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Shaikh Mohmad Shakil Janmohmad | 379 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Pathan Shaifulla Rahmadkhan | 292 | 0.04 | N/A | |
Independent | Patel Ramanlal Vithaldas | 279 | 0.04 | N/A | |
Independent | Vyas Manharkumar Ramniklal | 233 | 0.03 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 268,492 | 29.89 | +29.38 | ||
Turnout | 763,015 | 57.87 | -1.75 | ||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General election 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | L. K. Advani | 356,902 | 57.97 | -8.25 | |
INC | G. I. Patel | 231,223 | 37.56 | +7.23 | |
JP | Sendhaji Thakor | 6,635 | 1.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Purushottam Mavalankar | 4,757 | 0.77 | N/A | |
JD | Dixit Narendra | 4,441 | 0.72 | N/A | |
Socialist League of India | Satyandranath (Moni) Chaturvedi | 1,920 | 0.31 | N/A | |
Yuva Vikas Party | Ajmeri Rafik Jamalbhai | 1,210 | 0.20 | N/A | |
Independent | Parikh Mahesh Amrutlal | 1,190 | 0.19 | N/A | |
Independent | Dabhi Gopalji Chhaguji | 1,144 | 0.19 | N/A | |
Independent | Ramubhai Manilal Patni | 809 | 0.13 | N/A | |
Doordarshi Party | Kamlesh B. Pandya | 498 | 0.08 | -0.14 | |
Independent | Shah Nagindas Chimanlal | 479 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Pradeep Sagar | 459 | 0.07 | N/A | |
ABJS | Kanani Purushottambhai Devjibhai | 432 | 0.07 | -0.03 | |
Independent | Prajapati Ramanbhai Ramabhai | 416 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Das | B. H. Yadav | 411 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Yagnik Bechardas Govindram | 409 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Lallubhai Bhikhabhai Yadav | 381 | 0.06 | N/A | |
Independent | Thakkersuresh Dulabhaji | 329 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Indumati Chimanlal Surana | 307 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Prasad B. Khgej | 305 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Batuk G. Patel | 297 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Thakor Ramchandra Naranji | 192 | 0.03 | N/A | |
Independent | Rajkumar Verma | 189 | 0.03 | N/A | |
Independent | Kishanji Genji Jadeja | 132 | 0.02 | N/A | |
Independent | Ramanlal Moltilal Patel | 132 | 0.02 | N/A | |
Independent | Rajora Rajendraprasad Shankerlal | 91 | 0.01 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 125,679 | 20.41 | -9.48 | ||
Turnout | 625,226 | 45.46 | -12.41 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
General election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 323,583 | 66.38 | +8.41 | |
INC | Popatlal V. Patel | 134,711 | 27.63 | -9.93 | |
AIIC(T) | Patni Laxmanbhai Fuljibhai | 3,621 | 0.74 | N/A | |
Rashtriya Surajya Parishad | Dinesh Shah | 3,477 | 0.71 | N/A | |
JD | Pandya Yogeshbhai Ramanbhai | 2,432 | 0.50 | -0.22 | |
ABJS | Kanani Purushottambhai Devjibhai | 1,736 | 0.36 | +0.29 | |
Independent | Sanjay Maganbhai Barot | 1,708 | 0.35 | N/A | |
BSP | Babubhai Galubhai Patni | 1,677 | 0.34 | N/A | |
Bhoomijotak Samooh | Arvindbhai Umedbhai Patel | 1,627 | 0.33 | N/A | |
SP | Ramprashad Shantilal Yadav | 1,445 | 0.30 | N/A | |
Independent | Natvarbhai Thakor | 1,430 | 0.29 | N/A | |
Independent | Shaikh Ikbal Abdulhuq | 955 | 0.20 | N/A | |
Samata Party | R. R. Prajapati | 898 | 0.18 | N/A | |
Independent | Nayana Bhatt | 892 | 0.18 | N/A | |
Independent | Fulsing Jugatsinh Thakor | 698 | 0.14 | N/A | |
Independent | Faridabanu Jahangirkhan Pathan | 663 | 0.14 | N/A | |
Independent | Jayantibhai Mangalbhai Parmar | 613 | 0.13 | N/A | |
Independent | Dipakkumar Purushottamdas Brahamaniya | 582 | 0.12 | N/A | |
Independent | Ratilal Chunilal Patel | 546 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Independent | Bharatkumar Rasiklal Shah | 525 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Independent | Ramchandra Narayanji Thakor | 474 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Manav Sewa Sangh | Rana Ghanshayamsinh Bharthusinh | 434 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Sunilbhai Shah | 393 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Prahaladbhai Ratilal Gupta | 353 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Dinesh Kishanlal Rathi | 353 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Kirtikumar Dasharathlal Modi | 326 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Gujarat Janta Parishad | Pradhuman Dahyabhai Pandya | 266 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Pravinchandra Jivanlal Sanghvi | 247 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Sureshchandra Laljibhai Patel | 240 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Dabhi Shivubha Jawansing | 225 | 0.05 | N/A | |
Independent | Jagdeepbhai Arvindbhai Marchant | 204 | 0.04 | N/A | |
Independent | Kesarben Manojbhai Tiwari | 162 | 0.03 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 188,872 | 38.75 | +18.74 | ||
Turnout | 487,496 | 27.81 | -17.05 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
By election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Vijay Harish Chandra Patel | 258,589 | 52.61 | -13.77 | |
INC | Rajesh Khanna | 197,425 | 40.17 | +12.54 | |
AIRJP(G) | Narin Bhai P. Patel | 33,166 | 6.65 | N/A | |
ABHM | Meena Ben Jain | 1,143 | 0.23 | N/A | |
IND. | Dr. Bipinchandra D. Shastri | 498 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 61,164 | 12.44 | -26.31 | ||
Turnout | 491,528 | 28.04 | +0.23 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | -13.77 |
General election 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | L. K. Advani | 541,340 | 59.86 | +7.98 | |
INC | P. K. Datta | 264,639 | 29.26 | -10.37 | |
AIRJP | Chaitanya Shambhu Maharaj | 90,290 | 9.98 | -3.33 | |
ABP | Sanjiv Mani Shanker Pandya | 4,003 | 0.44 | N/A | |
Independent | Keshavaji Devashi Harijan Bhagat Bhalavala | 1,408 | 0.16 | N/A | |
SSP | Narayan Digwani | 1,031 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Independent | Prahaladbhai Ratilal Gupta | 870 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Independent | Kaka Joginder Singh | 758 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 276,701 | 30.60 | +18.33 | ||
Turnout | 929,643 | 52.13 | +23.70 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
General election 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | L. K. Advani | 453,299 | 61.14 | +1.28 | |
INC | T. N. Seshan | 264,285 | 35.65 | +6.39 | |
Independent | Sunilbhai Nareshchandra Shah | 9,938 | 1.34 | N/A | |
SP | Mod Shankarbhai Daljibhai | 5,256 | 0.71 | N/A | |
Independent | Mehmudaben Riyazbhai Munshi | 3,591 | 0.48 | N/A | |
Independent | Prajapati Kantibhai Harjivandas | 2,463 | 0.33 | N/A | |
Independent | Ramchandra Narayanji Thakor | 1,309 | 0.18 | N/A | |
Independent | Prahlad Ralliram Agarwal | 1,189 | 0.16 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 189,014 | 25.49 | -5.11 | ||
Turnout | 741,283 | 40.42 | -11.71 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
General election 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | L. K. Advani | 516,120 | 61.04 | -0.10 | |
INC | Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor | 298,982 | 35.36 | -0.29 | |
Independent | Sunil Shah | 8,412 | 0.99 | -0.35 | |
Independent | Vitthalbhai Pandya | 8,395 | 0.99 | N/A | |
BSP | L. N. Medipally | 6,660 | 0.79 | N/A | |
Independent | Brahmbhatt Sanjaybhai Amarkumar | 1,234 | 0.15 | N/A | |
SP | Nizami Mahammad Salim | 1,091 | 0.13 | -0.58 | |
ABJS | Dipakkumar Gopaldas Patel | 975 | 0.12 | N/A | |
Independent | Arunbhai Swarupji Maru | 793 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Jivraj Mansukhbhai Parmar | 767 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Imran Gulamnabi Ajmeri | 767 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Khodabhai Laljibhai Desai | 695 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Mukundbhai Govindbhai Dudhatra | 685 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 217,138 | 25.68 | +0.19 | ||
Turnout | 845,576 | 54.42 | +14.00 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
General election 2009
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | L. K. Advani | 4,34,044 | 54.89 | -6.15 | |
INC | Sureshkumar Chaturdas Patel | 3,12,297 | 39.49 | +4.13 | |
Independent | Dr. Mallika Sarabhai | 9,268 | 1.17 | N/A | |
Independent | Rahul Chimanhbhai Mehta | 7,305 | 0.92 | N/A | |
Independent | Mahantshri Dharamdasbapu | 6,612 | 0.84 | N/A | |
BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 5,907 | 0.75 | -0.04 | |
Independent | Sukhdevsingh Parbatsinh Vaghela | 4,348 | 0.55 | N/A | |
Independent | Mukesh Shah | 2,539 | 0.32 | N/A | |
Independent | Anilkumar Somabhai Makwana | 1,201 | 0.15 | N/A | |
Maha–Gujarat Janta Party | Sunilbhai Manubhai Trivedi | 1,061 | 0.13 | N/A | |
Bharatiya National Janta Dal | Ashokkumar Ishvarbhai Patel | 967 | 0.12 | N/A | |
Independent | Brahmbhatt Sanjaybhai Amarkumar | 882 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Independent | Siddhesh Dineshbhai Patel | 789 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Independent | Kalpeshkumar Rajanikant Modi | 677 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Parikh Heta Kumarpal | 663 | 0.08 | N/A | |
LSWP | Khalifa Samsuddin Nasiruddin | 627 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Independent | Rakeshbhai Rajdevsingh Thakur | 550 | 0.07 | N/A | |
IJP | Fatamaben Farukbhai Memon | 504 | 0.06 | N/A | |
AIMF | Firoz Dehlvi | 496 | 0.06 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 1,21,747 | 15.40 | -10.28 | ||
Turnout | 7,90,737 | 50.83 | -3.59 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | -6.15 |
General election 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | L. K. Advani | 7,73,539 | 68.12 | +13.23 | |
INC | Kiritbhai Ishvarbhai Patel | 2,90,418 | 25.58 | -13.91 | |
AAP | Rituraj Mehta | 19,966 | 1.76 | N/A | |
Independent | Rahul Chimanhbhai Mehta | 9,767 | 0.86 | -0.06 | |
Independent | Kishorsinh Mahobatsinh Vaghela | 6,705 | 0.59 | N/A | |
BSP | Niranjan Ghosh | 6,068 | 0.53 | -0.22 | |
Independent | M. K. Shah | 3,767 | 0.33 | N/A | |
Independent | Raj Prajapati | 3,177 | 0.28 | N/A | |
BMP | Ajmalbhai Ramabhai Vaniya | 1,639 | 0.14 | N/A | |
Independent | Sanjaybhai Amarkumar Brahmbhatt | 1,474 | 0.13 | +0.02 | |
Independent | Birjusinh Motisinh Kshatriya | 984 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Independent | Ganpatbhai Mavjibhai Pagi | 924 | 0.08 | N/A | |
Vishwa Hindustani Sangathan | Ravaji Juhaji Thakor | 809 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Khodabhai Laljibhai Desai | 793 | 0.07 | N/A | |
Independent | Dipikaben Sutariya | 684 | 0.06 | N/A | |
Loktantrik Rashtrawadi Party | Manoj J. Nayak | 683 | 0.06 | N/A | |
Independent | Chandrasinh Javansinh Thakor | 668 | 0.06 | N/A | |
National Youth Party | Piyushkumar Dasrathlal Patel | 653 | 0.06 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 12,777 | 1.13 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 4,83,121 | 42.54 | +27.14 | ||
Turnout | 11,37,014 | 65.57 | +14.74 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +13.23 |
General election 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Amit Shah | 894,624 | 69.67 | +1.55 | |
INC | C. J. Chavda | 337,610 | 26.29 | -0.71 | |
Independent | Alimahmad Rajabhai Vora | 9,008 | 0.70 | N/A | |
BSP | Jayendra Karshanbhai Rathod | 6,400 | 0.50 | -0.03 | |
Independent | Shahinbanu Mustak | 5,895 | 0.46 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 14,214 | 1.11 | -0.02 | |
Margin of victory | 557,014 | 43.38 | +0.84 | ||
Turnout | 1,285,826 | 66.08 | +0.51 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +1.55 |
See also
- Gandhinagar district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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