Amreli (Lok Sabha constituency)
Encyclopedia
Amreli Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 26 Lok Sabha
(parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India
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(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(parliamentary) constituencies in Gujarat state in western India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Assembly segments
Presently, Amreli Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven Vidhan SabhaVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
(legislative assembly) segments. These are:
- Dhari
- Amreli
- LathiLathi, GujaratLathi is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Lathi is located at . It has an average elevation of 141 metres .-Demographics:...
- Savarkundla
- Rajula
- Mahuva
- Gariadhar
Members of Parliament
- 1957: Jayaben Shah, Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
- 1962: Jayaben Shah, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Jayaben Shah, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Jivraj Mehta, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Dwarkadas Patel, Indian National Congress
- 1980: Navinchandra Ravani, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Navinchandra Ravani, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Manubhai Kotadia, Janata DalJanata DalJanata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
- 1991: Dileep Sanghani, Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
- 1996: Dileep Sanghani, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Dileep Sanghani, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Dileep Sanghani, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2004: Virjibhai ThummarVirjibhai ThummarVirjibhai Thummar is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Amreli constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress.-External links:*...
, Indian National Congress - 2009: Naranbhai Kachhadia, Bharatiya Janata Party