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Surat Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 21°12′N 72°48′E / 21.2°N 72.8°E / 21.2; 72.8
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Surat
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
Assembly constituenciesOlpad
Surat East
Surat North
Varachha Road
Karanj
Katargam
Surat West
Established1951
Total electors16,55,658[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Surat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat. Veteran BJP strongman Kashiram Rana has been an MP from this seat for 6 terms. Surat was also the constituency of the 7th Prime Minister of India Morarji Desai, who has been an MP for this constituency for 5 terms. Surat has elected BJP leaders as MP since 1989. In the 2024 election, the BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal won unopposed as the nominations of the Indian National Congress's candidate and their backup candidate were rejected and all other candidates withdrew.[2][3] This seat is considered a stronghold of the BJP.

Assembly segments

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District MLA Party Party leading
(in 2019)
155 Olpad None Surat Mukesh Patel BJP BJP
159 Surat East None Surat Arvind Rana BJP BJP
160 Surat North None Surat Kantibhai Balar BJP BJP
161 Varachha Road None Surat Kumar Kanani BJP BJP
162 Karanj None Surat Pravinbhai Goghari BJP BJP
166 Katargam None Surat Vinodbhai Moradiya BJP BJP
167 Surat West None Surat Purnesh Modi BJP BJP

Member of Parliament

Year Name Portrait Political party
1951 Kanayalal Desai Indian National Congress
1957 Morarji Desai
1962
1967
1971 Indian National Congress (O)
1977 Janata Party
1980 C. D. Patel Indian National Congress
1984
1989 Kashiram Rana Bharatiya Janata Party
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009 Darshana Jardosh
2014
2019
2024 Mukesh Dalal

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general elections: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mukesh Dalal[4][5] Elected Unopposed N/A N/A
BJP hold Swing N/A

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Darshana Vikram Jardosh 795,651 74.47 −1.32
INC Ashok Patel (Adhevada) 2,47,421 23.16 +3.62
NOTA None of the above 10,532 0.99 −0.16
Majority 0 51.31 −4.94
Turnout 10,69,253 64.58 +0.68
BJP hold Swing -1.32

2014 general elections

2014 Indian general elections: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Darshana Vikram Jardosh 7,18,412 75.79 +23.34
INC Naishadh Bhupatbhai Desai 1,85,222 19.54 −22.16
AAP Mohanbhai B. Patel 18,877 1.99 +1.99
BSP Omprakash Srivastav 6,346 0.67 −0.03
IND. Mukesh Lavjibhai Ambaliya 2,695 0.28 +0.28
NOTA None of the above 10,936 1.15 +1.15
Majority 5,33,190 56.25 +45.50
Turnout 9,48,383 63.90 +14.93
BJP hold Swing +23.34

2009 general elections

2009 Indian general elections: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Darshana Vikram Jardosh 3,64,947 52.45
INC Dhirubhai Haribhai Gajera 2,90,149 41.70
MJP Fakirbhai Chauhan 15,519 2.23
BSP Ajaykumar Dineshbhai Patel 4,858 0.70
Independent Mohd. Aiyub Abdul Raheman Shaikh 4,678 0.67
Majority 74,798 10.75
Turnout 6,96,372 49.01
BJP hold Swing

2004 general elections

2004 Indian general elections: Surat[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kashiram Rana 5,08,000 56.69
INC Chandravadan Chhotubhai Pithawala 3,57,513 39.89
Majority 1,50,563 16.80
BJP hold Swing

1999 general elections

Indian general elections, 1999: Surat[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kashiram Rana 4,23,773 68.82
INC Rupin Rameshchandra Pachchigar 1,74,576 28.35
Majority 2,49,197 40.47
BJP hold Swing

1998 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1998: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kashiram Rana 5,64,601 65.16
INC Thakorbhai Naik 2,60,579 30.07
Majority 3,04,022 35.09
BJP hold Swing

1996 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1996: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kashiram Rana 3,76,933 61.07
INC Manubhai Kotadia 2,01,672 32.68
Majority 1,75,261 28.39
BJP hold Swing

1991 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1991: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kashiram Rana 3,36,285 56.24
INC Sahdev Bherabhai Chaudhary 2,29,931 38.46
Majority 1,06,354 17.78
BJP hold Swing

1989 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1989: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kashiram Rana 4,28,465 62.75 +18.52
INC C. D. Patel 2,34,434 34.33 −19.38
Majority 1,94,031 28.42
BJP gain from INC Swing

1984 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1984: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chhaganbhai Devabhai Patel 2,86,928 53.71
BJP Kashiram Chhabildas Rana 2,36,253 44.23
Majority 50,675 9.48
INC hold Swing

1980 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1980: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) C. D. Patel 2,34,263
JP Asoka Mehta 2,07,602
Majority 26,661
INC(I) gain from JP Swing

1977 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1977: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Morarji Desai 2,06,206 52.46
INC Jashvantsinh Chauhan 1,84,746 47.00
Majority 21,460 5.46
JP hold Swing

1971 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1971: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(O) Morarji Desai 1,70,321
INC Gordhandas Chokhawala 1,38,797
Majority 31,524
INC(O) gain from INC(I) Swing

1967 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1967: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Morarji Desai 1,63,836
Independent Jashvantsinh Chauhan 40,928
Majority 1,22,908
INC hold Swing

1962 general elections[6]

Indian general elections, 1962: Surat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Morarji Desai 1,65,225
Independent Jashvantsinh Chauhan 66,194
Majority 99,031
INC hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Surat Constituency". Indian Elections.
  2. ^ "BJP's first win before polls, walkover in Surat. Here's what happened". India Today. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "BJP To Win Surat As Congress Candidate Disqualified, Independents Pull Out". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/bjp-candidate-mukesh-dalal-elected-unopposed-from-surat-lok-sabha-seat-gujarat/article68093700.ece
  5. ^ https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/bjp-candidate-from-surat-declared-elected-after-all-candidates-in-fray-withdrew-nominations/article68094539.ece
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Surat Election Result 2019 - Parliamentary Constituency Map and Winning MP". Maps of India.
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