>Banaskantha Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update

As one of the 26 parliamentary constituencies representing the state of Gujarat in the Lok Sabha, the Banaskantha parliamentary constituency situated in the Banaskantha district in the state of Gujarat, is a strong urban centre, with the Palanpur city being the administrative headquarters as well as the Municipal Corporation of the Banaskantha district. The Banaskantha Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 2) has a total of 1,296,871 electorates out of which 627,536 are females and 669,335 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. Palanpur is also the largest city in the district.  

As many as 31,20,506 people reside in the Banaskantha district as per the 2011 census data, making it one of the most improved regions in the “Jewel State”. The Banaskantha constituency is famous across the country for its rich mineral reserves such as marble, limestone, granite, marble clay.  The economy of the Banaskantha Parliamentary constituency thrives on a strong agricultural base, along with industries such as ceramics, textiles, food processing and tourism, besides producing the largest quantities of potatoes.  

Paradoxically however, the Banaskantha district has been announced as one of the most backward regions in Gujarat, receiving regular governmental funds under the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGFP). Out of the seven assembly segments which are an integral part of the Banaskantha parliamentary constituency, the Danta assembly constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled tribes candidates.

Banaskantha Lok Sabha Election Results 2019

In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

List of winner/current and runner up MPs Banaskantha Parliamentary Constituency.

The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Banaskantha parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Banaskantha constituency is Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary of BJP.

Year	PC No.	PC Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Vote
2014	2	Banaskantha	GEN	Chaudhary Haribhai Parthibhai	M	BJP	507856	Patel Joitabhai Kasnabhai	M	INC	305522
2013	By Polls	Banaskantha	GEN	Chaudhary Haribhai Parthibhai	M	BJP	377988	Gadhvi Krishnaben Mukeshkumar	F	INC	236011
2009	2	Banaskantha	GEN	Gadhvi Mukeshkumar Bheiravdanji	M	INC	289409	Chaudhary Haribhai	M	BJP	279108
2004	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Chavda Harisinhaji Pratapsinhaji	M	INC	301148	Chaudhary Haribhai Parathibhai	M	BJP	294220
1999	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Chaudhary Haribhai Parthibhai	M	BJP	308313	B K Gadhvi	M	INC	282337
1998	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Chaudhari Haribhai Parathibhai	M	BJP	382714	B.K. Gadhvi	M	INC	297959
1996	14	Banaskantha	GEN	B.K. Gadhavi	M	INC	211624	Chavada Harisinhji Pratapsinhji	M	BJP	199664
1991	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Chavda Harisinhji Patapsinhji	M	BJP	226895	Shah Jayantilal Virchandbhai	M	JD(G)	174853
1989	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Shah Jayantilal Virchandbhai	M	JD	392636	Gadhvi B.K.	M	INC	142385
1984	14	Banaskantha	GEN	B.K.Gadhvi	M	INC	182674	Chavda Harisinhji Pratapsinhji	M	JNP	155391
1980	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Bheravdan Khetdanji Gadhavi	M	INC(I)	184057	Achhva Kasambhai Mahmadbhai	M	JNP	94570
1977	14	Banaskantha	GEN	Chaudhary Motibhai Ranchhodbhai	M	BLD	168648	Popatlal Mulshankar Joshi	M	INC	103865
1971	13	Banaskantha	GEN	Popatlal M. Joshi	M	INC	116352	S. K. Patil	M	NCO	92945
1969	By Polls	Banaskantha	GEN	S.K.Patil	M	INC	142175	M.Amersey	M	SWA	42026
1967	13	Banaskantha	GEN	M. Amersey	M	SWA	110028	G.G. Mehta	M	INC	105621
1962	8	Banaskantha	GEN	Joharaben Akabarbhai Chavada	M	INC	115931	Kanhaiyalal Bhabhutbhai Mehta	M	SWA	60975
1957	8	Banaskantha	GEN	Chawda Akbarbhai Dalumiya	M	INC	66368	Mehta Kanaiyalal Bhabhutbhai	M	IND	55665
1951	1	Banaskantha	GEN	Chavda Akbar Dalumiyan	M	INC	91753	Mehta Gordhandas Girdharlal	M	SP	36042

List of Assembly Constituenciesin Banaskantha Parliamentary Constituency

The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Banaskantha parliamentary constituency.

Names of Assembly Constituencies
Vav	Tharad	Dhanera
Danta (ST)	Palanpur	Deesa
Deodar