Surendranagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Encyclopedia
Surendranagar 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, Surendranagar 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:
- Viramgam
- Dhandhuka
- Dasada
- Limbdi
- Wadhwan
- Chotila
- Dhrangadhra
Members of Parliament
- 1962: Ghanshyambhai Chhotalal Oza, 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...
- 1967: Meghrajji, Swatantra PartySwatantra PartyThe Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj...
- 1971: Rasiklal Parikh, 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...
- 1977: R.K. Amin, Janata PartyJanata PartyThe Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
- 1989: Somabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli Patel is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Surendranagar constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress.-External links:*...
, 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... - 1991: Somabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli Patel is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Surendranagar constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress.-External links:*...
, 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: Sanat Mehta, 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...
- 1998: Bhavna Dave, 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...
- 1999: Savshibhai Makwana, 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...
- 2004: Somabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli Patel is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Surendranagar constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress.-External links:*...
, 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... - 2009: Somabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli PatelSomabhai Gandalal Koli Patel is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Surendranagar constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress.-External links:*...
, 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...