Type: | LS |
Surat | |
Established: | 1951 |
Reservation: | None |
Mp: | Mukesh Dalal |
Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Preceded By: | Darshana Jardosh |
State: | Gujarat |
Assembly Cons: | Olpad Surat East Surat North Varachha Road Karanj Katargam Surat West |
Electors: | 16,55,658[1] |
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]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party leading (in 2019) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
155 | None | Surat | Mukesh Patel | BJP | BJP | |
159 | None | Surat | Arvind Rana | BJP | BJP | |
160 | None | Surat | Kantibhai Balar | BJP | BJP | |
161 | None | Surat | Kumar Kanani | BJP | BJP | |
162 | None | Surat | Pravinbhai Goghari | BJP | BJP | |
166 | None | Surat | Vinodbhai Moradiya | BJP | BJP | |
167 | None | Surat | BJP | BJP | ||
Year | Name | Portrait | Political party | |
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1951 | Kanayalal Desai | Indian National Congress | ||
1957 | Morarji Desai | |||
1962 | ||||
1967 | ||||
1971 | ||||
1977 | ||||
1980 | C. D. Patel | Rowspan=2 | ||
1984 | ||||
1989 | Kashiram Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
1991 | ||||
1996 | ||||
1998 | ||||
1999 | ||||
2004 | ||||
2009 | Darshana Jardosh | |||
2014 | ||||
2019 | ||||
2024 |