Ahmedabad, Gujarat — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) was won by Harin Pathak (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 77,605 votes over Gupta Rajkumar Gigraj. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from 1962 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1962–2004

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1962	Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik	NJP	134,323	52.6%	Shamprasad Rupshanker Vasavda (Indian National Congress)	21,592 (8.5 pts)
1967	I.Yagnik	Independent	179,844	59.8%	S.R. Vasavada (Indian National Congress)	84,797 (28.2 pts)
1971	Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik	Indian National Congress	193,834	57.7%	Jaykrishna Harivallabhdas (Congress (O))	56,460 (16.8 pts)
1977	Ahesan Jafri	Indian National Congress	187,715	50.6%	Brahmkumar Bhatt (Bharatiya Lok Dal)	10,013 (2.7 pts)
1980	Maganbhai Barot	Congress (I)	248,206	61.0%	Krushnavadan Joshi (Janata Party)	108,153 (26.6 pts)
1984	Haroobhai Mehta	Indian National Congress	231,751	51.0%	Ashok Bhatt (Bharatiya Janata Party)	33,137 (7.3 pts)
1989	Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	334,098	58.6%	Rajput Surendra Kumar Netrapalsinh (Surendra Rajput) (Indian National Congress)	147,357 (25.8 pts)
1991	Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	233,568	59.3%	Maganbhai Barot (Indian National Congress)	91,885 (23.3 pts)
1996	Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	210,967	61.3%	Irshad Mirza (Indian National Congress)	98,517 (28.6 pts)
1998	Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	350,699	55.9%	Harubhai Mehta (Indian National Congress)	136,813 (21.8 pts)
1999	Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	280,696	53.2%	Girish Popatlal Dani (Girish Dani) (Indian National Congress)	52,968 (10.0 pts)
2004	Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	301,853	55.0%	Gupta Rajkumar Gigraj (Indian National Congress)	77,605 (14.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik	NJP	134,323	52.6%
Shamprasad Rupshanker Vasavda	Indian National Congress	112,731	44.2%
Purushottam Vithaldas Patel	Independent	8,115	3.2%

1967

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
I.Yagnik	Independent	179,844	59.8%
S.R. Vasavada	Indian National Congress	95,047	31.6%
P. Mansuri	Independent	13,683	4.6%
R.S. Parmar	RPI	4,883	1.6%
R.D. Munshi	Independent	3,020	1.0%
P.G. Savani	Independent	2,253	0.7%
D. Sharma	Independent	1,794	0.6%

1971

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik	Indian National Congress	193,834	57.7%
Jaykrishna Harivallabhdas	Congress (O)	137,374	40.9%
V. T. Parmar	RPK	2,372	0.7%
P. H. Parmar	Independent	802	0.2%
V. B. Raju	Independent	708	0.2%
Bipin Krishna Pandya	Independent	703	0.2%
Jaysukhlal T. Parmar	Independent	364	0.1%

1977

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ahesan Jafri	Indian National Congress	187,715	50.6%
Brahmkumar Bhatt	Bharatiya Lok Dal	177,702	47.9%
Dave Mahendrakumar Maganlal	Independent	1,971	0.5%
Chandulal Keshavlal Khamar	Independent	1,752	0.5%
Jagatsing Chandansing	Independent	1,208	0.3%
Raval Pravinchandra Navnitbhai	Independent	670	0.2%

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maganbhai Barot	Congress (I)	248,206	61.0%
Krushnavadan Joshi	Janata Party	140,053	34.4%
Ahsan Jafri	Congress (U)	7,054	1.7%
Bhagubhai Dahyabhai Patel (Lotuswala)	Independent	3,401	0.8%
Utasav Rana	Independent	2,526	0.6%
Prabhashankar Master	Independent	1,142	0.3%
Rathod Muljibhai Ratnabhai	Independent	995	0.2%
Barot Nandial Khodidas	Independent	973	0.2%
Bhat Ajitkumar Parmanand	Independent	700	0.2%
Dava Mahendrakumar Maganlal	Independent	688	0.2%
Jagatsing Chandansing Chhabda	Independent	680	0.2%
Dilip Gadhvi	Independent	627	0.2%

1984

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Haroobhai Mehta	Indian National Congress	231,751	51.0%
Ashok Bhatt	Bharatiya Janata Party	198,614	43.7%
Balraj Madhok	Independent	5,628	1.2%
Maganbhai Ranchhoddas Barot	Independent	4,709	1.0%
Kucherawala Mohmadsharif Allaudinji	Independent	4,356	1.0%
Utsav Rana	Independent	2,344	0.5%
Brahmbhatt Ranjibhai Hiralal	Independent	1,218	0.3%
Amanullah Jibrani	Independent	1,041	0.2%
Rathod Muljibhai Ratanbhai	Independent	900	0.2%
S.V.Parmar	Independent	886	0.2%
Patel Jitubhai Vasanwala	DDP	780	0.2%
Dalal Manubhai Mohanlal	Independent	427	0.1%
Shivprasad Gaurishankar Shelat	Independent	423	0.1%
Shivlingappa Malappa	Independent	402	0.1%
Patel Navnitbhai Bencharbhai	Independent	395	0.1%
Muktaben Mahendra Kumar Dave	Independent	358	0.1%

1989

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	334,098	58.6%
Rajput Surendra Kumar Netrapalsinh (Surendra Rajput)	Indian National Congress	186,741	32.7%
Moh. Hanif Husenbhai Saikh (Mandali)	DMM	39,174	6.9%
Subhashchandra Khodidas Nayak	Independent	2,928	0.5%
Parmar Pankaj Kumar Vijaybhai (Pankaj Parmar)	RPK	1,425	0.2%
Christian B. N.	Independent	1,204	0.2%
Chauhan Dineshbhai Hirabhai	Independent	910	0.2%
Dhirubhai Jaigurudevwala	DDP	776	0.1%
Trilokinath Lalta Prasad	Independent	715	0.1%
Pathan Moh. Yusaf Moh. Sidiq	Independent	537	0.1%
Khamar Chandulal Keshavlal	Independent	405	0.1%
Lakhtarwala Fakir Moh. Khan Rasulkhan	Independent	396	0.1%
Yadav Chandrashekhar Ramujilal	Independent	385	0.1%
Bhavsar Harivadan Mohanlal	Independent	314	0.1%
Patel Gautambhai Maneklal	Independent	259	0.0%

1991

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	233,568	59.3%
Maganbhai Barot	Indian National Congress	141,683	35.9%
Sheikh Ayesha Begum Mohmadali (W)	Janata Dal	10,331	2.6%
Mrugesh Vaishnav	Janata Party	1,949	0.5%
Dave Manojkumar Navinchandra	YVP	1,023	0.3%
Tank Mohmed Yunus Allarakhabhai	SLI	932	0.2%
Vaghela Chandansingh Ratansingh	Independent	607	0.2%
A.K. Shah	PBI	542	0.1%
Barot Nandubhai Bakorbhai	Independent	347	0.1%
Pandit Triloknath Laltaprasad Mishra	HSH	325	0.1%
Dhirubhai Jay Gurudevwala	DDP	322	0.1%
Haridas Ambabhai Patel	Independent	266	0.1%
Christian B.N.	Independent	258	0.1%
Khetani Chandulal Harakhchand	Independent	234	0.1%
Parmar Jivabhai Jasabhai	Independent	233	0.1%
Mahmad Hanif Saikh	DMM	226	0.1%
Sheth Dilipkumar Jayantilal	Independent	223	0.1%
Kumar Shantilal Virjibhai	Independent	180	0.0%
Makwana Govind Rudabhai	Independent	175	0.0%
Vionodbhai Ishwarlal Dalwadi	Independent	168	0.0%
Arvindbhai Ramanlal Jani	Independent	146	0.0%
Ikramull Islam M. Saiyad	Independent	123	0.0%
Bhusari Shaligram Tulsiram	Independent	109	0.0%
Dave Mahendrakumar Maganlal	Independent	106	0.0%
Lakhtarwala Fakirmohamadkhan Rasulkhan	Independent	93	0.0%

1996

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	210,967	61.3%
Irshad Mirza	Indian National Congress	112,450	32.7%
Chimanbhai Mehta	Independent	6,605	1.9%
Utsav Rana	Janata Dal	3,580	1.0%
Ranjitsinh Zala (Lok Sevak)	Samajwadi Party	1,560	0.5%
Patel Bhimjibhai Chhaganbhai	Independent	864	0.3%
Desai Maheshbhai Narpatlal (Tharadwala)	Independent	668	0.2%
Deveshbhai Gunvantlal Modi	Independent	667	0.2%
Pirubhai Mansuri	AIIC(T)	646	0.2%
Prajapati Bipinbhai Vitthalbhai	Independent	505	0.1%
Mahendrakumar Babubhai Parmar	Independent	423	0.1%
Gurkha Ghanshyamsinh Krishnabahadur	RPI	412	0.1%
Patel Vinubhai Ravjibhai	Independent	403	0.1%
Christian Bentriasbhai Narsinhbhai	Independent	396	0.1%
Harshadbhai Dahyabhai Patel	Independent	355	0.1%
Medipalli Laxminarayan Yankataiyya	Independent	347	0.1%
Narendra Raval (Bagasarawala)	Independent	346	0.1%
Ashwinkumar Chhotusinh Vaghela	Independent	329	0.1%
Parmar Bharatkumar Shankarbhai	Independent	279	0.1%
Vaghela Ravjibhai Maganji	Independent	246	0.1%
Faridabanu J Khan Bhalakja	Independent	246	0.1%
Kantibhai Somabhai Patel	Independent	243	0.1%
H.K. Mahajan	Independent	232	0.1%
Saiyad Iqbal Esharat Hussain	Independent	214	0.1%
Sanghvi Pravinchandra Jivanlal	Independent	211	0.1%
Shantilal Hirawala	Independent	177	0.1%
Patel Rameshbhai Bababhai	Independent	175	0.1%
Ahmadbhai Ganibhai Vadnagarwala	Independent	167	0.0%
Harmar Jayanand David	Independent	120	0.0%
Laktharwala Fakir Mohammedkhan Rasulkhan	Independent	101	0.0%
Dinesh Kishanlal Rathi	Independent	95	0.0%
Patanwala Gulabbhai Nuralibhai	Independent	84	0.0%

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	350,699	55.9%
Harubhai Mehta	Indian National Congress	213,886	34.1%
Jagroopsinh G. Rajput (Advocate)	AIRJP	51,656	8.2%
Iiyasbhai Dhagawale	Samajwadi Party	5,699	0.9%
Iqbal Shaikh	Independent	2,529	0.4%
Shah Ketan Madhusudan (Baki)	Independent	1,298	0.2%
Ashvin Sinh Waghela	Independent	1,104	0.2%
Khodidas Laljibhai Desai	Independent	538	0.1%

1999

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	280,696	53.2%
Girish Popatlal Dani (Girish Dani)	Indian National Congress	227,728	43.2%
Laxman G Patanvadia Advocate	Independent	7,375	1.4%
Kosti Surendrabhai Shyamlal ( Surendra Kosti)	Shiv Sena	3,343	0.6%
Rashidkhan Pathan	Janata Dal (United)	2,805	0.5%
Nilay Trivedi	Independent	1,581	0.3%
Gajanfarkhan Sabadarkhan Pathan (Gajjukhan Pathan)	Samajwadi Party	1,346	0.3%
Farmer Jayanand Devidbhai	Independent	1,069	0.2%
Narendra Sankhalia	LSWP	1,042	0.2%
Chandrakant Indravadan Jani	Independent	752	0.1%

2004

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harin Pathak	Bharatiya Janata Party	301,853	55.0%
Gupta Rajkumar Gigraj	Indian National Congress	224,248	40.9%
Dr. Rathod Mangalam Virambhai	Bahujan Samaj Party	7,889	1.4%
Shaikh Samsuddin Nashiruddin (Jugnu)	Independent	5,411	1.0%
Ambalal Mafatlal Chauhan (Arjunsinh Chauhan, Ips Retd.)	Janata Dal (United)	2,725	0.5%
Nayak Sanjude Kalade Pavaiya	Independent	1,850	0.3%
Dr. Pravinchandra Jayantilal Shukla	Independent	1,292	0.2%
Farmer Jayanand Davidbhai	Independent	1,237	0.2%
Minaxi Chandubhai Khetani (Nita C. Khetani)	Samajwadi Party	1,188	0.2%
Ujainwala Noormohammad Daudji (Noorbhai Chhipa)	Independent	866	0.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

Trend

Ahmedabad has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: NJP, Independent, Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ahmedabad in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Harin Pathak (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in 2004 with 301,853 votes (55.0%), a margin of 77,605 votes over Gupta Rajkumar Gigraj.

Which parties have won Ahmedabad since 1962?

Since 1962, Ahmedabad has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, NJP.

What was the closest result in Ahmedabad?

The closest result on record for Ahmedabad was 1977, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Lok Dal by just 10,013 votes (2.7 percentage points).