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Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency ( gu, પંચમહાલ 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 ...
(lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in
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, a state in western
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. This constituency was created as a part of the implementation of
delimitation Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, states, counties or other municipalities.
of parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was
Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Panchmahal constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. Education and background Chauhan was educat ...
of the
Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
. As of the latest elections in 2014, Chauhan represents this constituency.


Assembly segments

As of 2014, Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven
Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
(legislative assembly) segments. These are:


Members of Parliament


Election results


General election 2019


General election 2014


General election 2009


See also

* Godhra Lok Sabha constituency * Kapadvanj Lok Sabha constituency * Panchmahal District * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha


References

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