# Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency

Panchmahal is one of the 26 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in Gujarat, a state in western India. This constituency was created as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party. As of the latest elections in 2024, Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav represents this constituency.

## Assembly segments

As of 2014, Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party |
| 119 | Thasra | None | Kheda | Kantibhai Parmar | INC |
| 121 | Balasinor | None | Mahisagar | Ajitsinh Dabhi | INC |
| 122 | Lunawada | None | Mahisagar | Jigneshbhai Sevak | BJP |
| 124 | Shehra | None | Panchmahal | Jethabhai Bharwad | BJP |
| 125 | Morva Hadaf | ST | Panchmahal | Nimishben Suthar | BJP |
| 126 | Godhra | None | Panchmahal | C. K. Raulji | BJP |
| 127 | Kalol | None | Panchmahal | Sumanben Chauhan | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2009 | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ratansinh Rathod | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Panchmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav | 794,579 | 70.22 | 2.66 |
| | INC | Gulabsinh Chauhan | 2,85,237 | 25.21 | 2.81 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 20,103 | 1.78 | 0.08 |
| | Independent | Hasmukhkumar Ganpatsinh Rathod | 10,399 | 0.92 | N/A |
| | Independent | Manojsinh Ranajitsinh Rathod | 4,013 | 0.35 | N/A |
| | Independent | Taslim Mohammedrafik Durvesh | 3,065 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | Independent | Pandor Kaushikkumar Shankarbhai | 2,507 | 0.22 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,09,342 | 45.01 | 5.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,31,497 | 59.65 | 2.58 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Panchmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ratansinh Rathod | 732,136 | 67.56 | +13.11 |
| | INC | Khant Vechatbhai Kuberbhai | 3,03,595 | 28.02 | −8.07 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 20,133 | 1.86 | −1.92 |
| | NCP | Virendra Parsottamdas Patel | 9,826 | 0.91 | +0.91 |
| | IND | Lalabhai Gadhvi | 9,212 | +0.85 | +0.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,28,541 | 39.53 | +21.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,85,718 | 62.23 | +2.93 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Panchmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan | 508,274 | 54.45 | +7.95 |
| | INC | Ramsinh Parmar | 3,37,678 | 36.17 | −9.98 |
| | BSP | Ramchandra Giri | 15,956 | 1.71 | −0.04 |
| | Independent | Vankar Manilal Bhanabhai | 11,375 | 1.22 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mansuri Mukhatyar Mohammad | 10,857 | 1.16 | N/A |
| | AAP | Piyushkumar Dilipbhai Parmar | 6,935 | 0.74 | N/A |
| | Independent | Patel Pankajbhai Ravjibhai | 5,426 | 0.58 | N/A |
| | Independent | Chavada Harishchandrasinh Prabhatsinh | 3,751 | 0.40 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. N. Chavada | 2,401 | 0.26 | N/A |
| | SP | Shaikh Kalim Abdullatif | 1,993 | 0.21 | N/A |
| | Independent | Gora Shoeb Mohmadhanif | 1,497 | 0.16 | N/A |
| | JD(U) | Shaikh Majitmiya Jivamiya | 1,337 | 0.14 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 25,981 | 2.78 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,70,596 | 18.28 | +17.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,35,016 | 59.30 | +16.68 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Panchmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan | 282,079 | 46.50 | N/A |
| | INC | Shankersinh Vaghela | 2,79,998 | 46.15 | N/A |
| | LJP | Kalim Shaikh | 23,615 | 3.89 | N/A |
| | BSP | Barot Prakashkumar Maneklal | 10,637 | 1.75 | N/A |
| | ABMSD | Mansuri Mukhtyar Mohammad | 10,328 | 1.70 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,081 | 0.35 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,07,005 | 42.65 | N/A |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |