Panchmahal is one of the 26
Lok Sabha
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(lower house of Indian Parliament) constituencies in
Gujarat
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, a state in western
India
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. This constituency was created as a part of the implementation of
delimitation
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of parliamentary constituencies in 2008.
It first held elections in
2009
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and its first member of parliament (MP) was
Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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. As of the latest elections in
2024
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,
Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav represents this constituency.
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven
Vidhan Sabha
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(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
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Members of Parliament
Election results
2024
2019
General election 2014
General election 2009
See also
* Godhra Lok Sabha constituency
* Kapadvanj Lok Sabha constituency
* Panchmahal District
Panchmahal, also rendered as Panch Mahal, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. ''Panch-mahal'' means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Mahar ...
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Panchmahal Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat
Panchmahal district