# Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency

Ahmedabad East 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 Harin Pathak of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The second elections which were held in 2014, film actor Paresh Rawal of the BJP represented this constituency. As of the 2019 elections, Hasmukh Patel of the BJP represents this constituency.

## Assembly segments

As of 2014, Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These are:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2019) |
| 34 | Dahegam | None | Gandhinagar | Balrajsinh Chauhan | BJP | BJP |
| 35 | Gandhinagar South | None | Gandhinagar | Alpesh Thakor | BJP | BJP |
| 43 | Vatva | None | Ahmedabad | Babusinh Jadav | BJP | BJP |
| 46 | Nikol | None | Ahmedabad | Jagdish Vishwakarma | BJP | BJP |
| 47 | Naroda | None | Ahmedabad | Payal Kukrani | BJP | BJP |
| 48 | Thakkarbapa Nagar | None | Ahmedabad | Kanchanben Radadiya | BJP | BJP |
| 49 | Bapunagar | None | Ahmedabad | Dineshsinh Kushwaha | BJP | BJP |
Five of its seven Vidhan Sabha segments: Gandhinagar South, Vatva, Nikol, Thakkarbapa Nagar, and Bapunagar were also created in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Naroda and Dehgam were earlier in former Ahmedabad and Kapadvanj constituencies respectively.

## Members of Parliament

* Elections until 2008, See Ahmedabad parliamentary constituency.
* This seat came into existence from 2009 elections.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 2009 | Harin Pathak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Paresh Rawal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Hasmukh Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Hasmukh Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel | 770,459 | 68.17 |
| | INC | Himmatsinh Prahladsinh Patel | 3,08,704 | 27.36 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,503 | 0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,61,755 | 37.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1128339 | 61.77 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel | 749,834 | 67.17 | +2.88 |
| | INC | Gitaben Kiranbhai Patel | 3,15,504 | 28.26 | −2.89 |
| | BSP | Ganeshbhai Narsinhbhai Vaghela | 9,121 | 0.82 | +0.21 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 9,008 | 0.81 | −0.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,34,330 | 38.91 | +5.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119,064 | 61.76 | +0.17 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +2.88 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Paresh Rawal | 633,582 | 64.29 | +10.92 |
| | INC | Himmatsingh Prahladsingh Patel | 3,06,949 | 31.15 | −7.82 |
| | AAP | Dinesh Vaghela | 11,349 | 1.15 | N/A |
| | BSP | Rohit Rajubhai Virjibhai | 6,023 | 0.61 | −0.60 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 14,358 | 1.46 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,26,633 | 33.14 | +18.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,86,526 | 61.59 | +19.27 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +10.92 | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Ahmedabad East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Harin Pathak | 318,846 | 53.37 | N/A |
| | INC | Dipakbhai Babaria | 2,32,790 | 38.97 | N/A |
| | NCP | Bholabhai Patel | 8,999 | 1.51 | N/A |
| | Independent | Brijeshkumar Ujagarlal Sharma | 7,477 | 1.25 | N/A |
| | BSP | Virubhai N. Vanzara | 7,254 | 1.21 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rajesh Hariram Maurya | 4,601 | 0.77 | N/A |
| | Mahagujarat Janta Party | Pravin Rambhai Patel | 4,580 | 0.77 | N/A |
| | Independent | Anilkumar Brijendrabhai Sharma | 3,042 | 0.51 | N/A |
| | Independent | Buddhpriya Jasvant Somabhai | 2,003 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bhavinbhai Amrutbhai Patel | 1,345 | 0.23 | N/A |
| | Independent | Pareshbhai Rasiklal Thakkar | 1,337 | 0.22 | N/A |
| | SP | Sanjitkumar Radhakrishnasinh Rajput | 1,000 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | IJP | Ranjeetsingh Ramsankarsingh Rajput | 811 | 0.14 | N/A |
| | Bharatiya National Janta Dal | Sanjiv Indravadan Bhatt | 712 | 0.12 | N/A |
| | Independent | Khodabhai Laljibhai Desai | 694 | 0.12 | N/A |
| | RSPS | Hasrath Jayram Pagare | 678 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (India) | N. T. Sengal | 639 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | National Lokhind Party | Premhari Rameshchandra Sharma | 579 | 0.10 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 86,056 | 14.40 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,97,850 | 42.35 | N/A |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |