Sarkhej (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Sarkhej
Former constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
State Gujarat
District Ahmedabad
LS constituency Gandhinagar
Established1975
Abolished2008
Total electors1,025,615 (in 2007) [1]
ReservationNone

Sarkhej was one of the 182 assembly seats of Gujarat's Vidhan Sabha (Gujarat Legislative Assembly), from 1975 until 2012. It was a largely urban seat representing there 115 of Ahmedabad. Its abolition, along with others and new replacement seats were drawn up in 2008, in readiness for the next election which proved to be in 2012.

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Members of Legislative Assembly

Sources: [2] [3]

YearMemberParty
1975Bhavansinh Chauhan Bharatiya Jan Sangh
1980Harishankar Pandya Indian National Congress (I)
1985Nalin K. Patel Indian National Congress
1990 Harishchandra Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1997 [lower-alpha 1] Amit Shah
1998
2002
2007 [1]
2012Seat abolished
  1. By Poll

Election results

2007

2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Sarkhej [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Amit Anilchandra Shah 4,07,65968.00
INC Shashikant V. Patel1,71,83628.66
IND. Syed Inayathusen Kurmullamirya8,6931.45
BSP Sureshchandra Bahecharlal Dave4,9230.82
IND. Prakash Narayanbhai Kumavat2,7530.46
Majority2,35,82339.34
Turnout 5,99,45658.45
BJP hold Swing

2002

2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Sarkhej [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Amit Anilchandra Shah 2,88,32766.97
INC Himanshu Patel1,30,29130.26
Majority1,58,03636.71
Turnout 4,30,49251.31
BJP hold Swing

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