Godhra Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:	LS
Godhra
Established:	1967
Abolished:	2009
State:	Gujarat
Reservation:	None

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.

Members of Lok Sabha

• 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

1999

• Solanki, Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh (BJP) : 280,684 votes ^[1]
• Patel, Shantilal Parshotamdas (INC) : 185,662

2004

• Solanki, Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh (BJP) : 295,550 votes ^[2]
• Patel Rajendrasinh Balvantsinh (INC) : 241,831

References

1. Web site: 1999 India General (13th Lok Sabha) Elections Results . Elections.in.
2. Web site: 2004 India General (14th Lok Sabha) Elections Results . Elections.in.

See also

• Godhra
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency

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