Godhra was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Gujarat, India. Most of its area is now covered by the Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency, after the 2008 delimitation.
| Godhra | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of Lok Sabha
edit- 1952-62: Does not Exist
- 1967: Piloo Mody, Swatantra Party
- 1971: Piloo Mody, Swatantra Party
- 1977: Hitendra Desai, Indian National Congress
- 1980: Jaideep Singh, Congress (Indira)
- 1984: Jaideep Singh, Congress (Died in 1987–88)
- 1988^ : P S Pursottam Bhai (Janata Party), in a bye-poll
- 1989: Shantilal Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1991: Shankarsinh Vaghela, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: Shantilal Patel, Janata Dal
- 1998: Shantilal Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Bhupendrasinh Solanki, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Bhupendrasinh Solanki, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2008 onwards : The Godhra constituency was reconstituted as Panchmahal seat in 2008 re-organization of Lok Sabha seats.
Election results
edit1999
edit- Solanki, Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh (BJP) : 280,684 votes [1]
- Patel, Shantilal Parshotamdas (INC) : 185,662
2004
edit- Solanki, Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh (BJP) : 295,550 votes [2]
- Patel Rajendrasinh Balvantsinh (INC) : 241,831
References
edit- ^ "1999 India General (13th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". Elections.in.
- ^ "2004 India General (14th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". Elections.in.