Mehsana Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Mehsana Lok Sabha constituency) ( gu, મહેસાણા લોકસભા મતવિસ્તાર) is one of the 26
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...
(parliamentary) constituencies in
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
state in western
India
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. It is home to the birthplace of India's current PM,
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...
. It is one of the first 2 seats won by the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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, India's current governing party and remains its stronghold, having held the seat since 1984, barring 2 exceptions.
Assembly segments
Presently, Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven
Vidhan Sabha
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(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
Members of Lok Sabha
^ by poll
Election results
2019
2014
2009
2004
1984
See also
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Mahesana district
Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of ove ...
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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...
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Mahesana Assembly constituency
References
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat
Mehsana district