Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency

Ahmedabad East
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
Assembly constituenciesDahegam
Gandhinagar South
Vatva
Nikol
Naroda
Thakkarbapa Nagar
Bapunagar
Established2008
Total electors18,09,841[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Ahmedabad East is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in Gujarat, a state in western India. This constituency was created as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.[2] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Harin Pathak of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The second elections which were held in 2014, film actor Paresh Rawal of the BJP represented this constituency. As of the 2019 elections, Hasmukh Patel of the BJP represents this constituency.[3]

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  3. ^ "It's too early to judge 'Achche din': Paresh Rawal". Daily News and Analysis. Deepak Rathi. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.