Ahmedabad East constituency was created as part of the delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituency Order(2008). Along with Ahmedabad West, this constituency was carved out from the erstwhile Ahmedabad constituency, which has been a BJP stronghold since 1989. The first two elections from the Ahmedabad East constituency have seen BJP candidates comes to power. Actor turned politician Paresh Rawal was elected from the constituency in 2014, but has decided not to contest in the upcoming elections.
The constituency is spread across the districts of Gandhi Nagar and Ahmedabad and comprises of seven assembly constituencies: Dehgam, Gandhinagar South, Vatva, Nikol, Naroda, Thakkarbapa Nagar, Bapunagar. The constituency has a total number of 1809841 voters; 954055 male, 855719 female, and 67 others.
The constituency has been a site of agitations by the Patidar community demanding reservations,with the movement reaching its peak in 2015 at Bapunagar. Hardik Patel of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) had emerged as the leader of this movement. While the state had, in 2016, introduced a special ordinance providing for 10% reservation for economically backward clases among upper castes, it was struck down by the Gujarat High Court. The demand for reservations by the Patidar community meanwhile continues, with Hardik Patel in 2018 going on a hunger strike demanding the community’s inclusion in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list.
With the issue of reservation for Patidars being very much alive, the two major parties — BJP and INC — have both given tickets to candidates from the Patidar community. And in doing so, they end a tradition in the constituency of having candidates who belong to the the Brahmin caste.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has accepted the nominations of 26 candidates representing various political parties or standing as independent candidates. While four applicants have withdrawn their nominations the body has rejected five applications.
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2014 Lok Sabha elections
61.52% of the 1601832 electors from the constituency voted in the 16th Lakh Sabha elections; with the BJP candidate winning the seat by a margin of 326633 votes.
| Name of candidate | Party | Votes Secured | Vote share ( over total votes polled ) |
| Paresh Rawal | BJP | 633582 | 64.29 % |
| H.S.Patel | INC | 306949 | 31.15% |
| Dinesh Vaghela | AAP | 11349 | 1.15% |
| NOTA | — | 14358 | 1.46% |
Source: Election Commission of India | Open City
Know your candidates
HasmukhBhai Somabhai Patel (BJP)
Patel is a two time MLA currently representing BJP from Amraiwadi constituency. In both 2012 and 2017 Assembly elections he procured over 60 percentage of the votes. He had served as a councillor before being elected to the Legislative Assembly.
- Age: 58
- Education: Diploma in textile manufacturing
- Profession: Businessman
- Email: hasmukh_1160@yahoo.com
- Phone: +91 9327426122
- Twitter: @hasmukhpatelbjp
Pending criminal cases
None
Assets and Liabilities
| Year | Total Assets( Movable +Immovable) | Liabilites |
| 2017 | Rs 5,76,56,990 | Rs 73,67,022 |
| 2019 | Rs 7,46,99,690 | Rs 62,52,577 |
Source: myneta.info
For details of his affidavit submitted to the ECI click here.
Geetaben Patel (INC)
Patel is the convenor of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, and a close aide of Hardik Patel (leader of the movement). She is the only female candidate fielded by Congress in the state of Gujarat.
- Age: 39
- Education: 10th grade
- Profession: Social worker
- Email: geetapatidar1111@gmail.com
- Phone: 9714261111
- Twitter: @GeetaPatel1111
Pending criminal cases: Six
These include several offences under the IPC, including 2 related to Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty (IPC Section-332); 1 related to House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint (IPC Section-452); 5 related to Punishment for Rioting (IPC Section-147); 2 related to Act of endangering life or personal safety of others (IPC Section-336), and several others.
Assets and Liabilities
| Year | Total Assets( Movable +Immovable) | Liabilites |
| 2019 | Rs 4,03,75, 418 | Rs 31,21, 888 |
Source: myneta.info
Details of the affidavit submitted by Patel can be found here.
Naresh Jayshwal
Jayshwal, a trans woman will be contesting as an independent candidate from the constituency. Jayshwal has earlier contested but lost in the 2015 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections. She is unfazed by her opposition and has told Hindustan Times that it is high time for change, and that voting should be done not based on the party but on the candidate.
- Age: 28
- Education: 10th grade
- Profession: Labour work
- Contact: 7383307704 ; 6351135238
Pending criminal cases
None
Assets and Liabilities
| Year | Total Assets( Movable +Immovable) | Liabilites |
| 2019 | Rs 5,62,000 | Nil |
Source: myneta.info
Details of the affidavit submitted by Jayshwal can be found here.
Other candidates
| Name | Party |
| Vaghela Ganeshbhai Narasinbhai; 59, 12th pass, Retired (Agriculturist ) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| Kadri Mohammad Sabir; 33, 5th Pass, Private Job | Ambedkar National Congress |
| Chauhan Narendrasinh Makhtalsinh; 51, Graduate, Retired from Indian Army | Yuva Jan Jagriti Party |
| Thakur Jitendrasinh; 33, 12th Pass. | Loktantrik Rashtravadi Party |
| Bhatt SunilKumar Narendrabhai; 38, Post Graduate, Umemployed | Right to Recall Party |
| Manoj Premchand Gupta; 35, 8th Pass, Social Worker/Private Contractor | Sarvodaya Bharat Party |
| Mishra Arjun Ramshankar ; 27, Education classes | Jan Sangharsh Virat Party |
| Atulbhai Kathriya; 34, Graduate, Business and Accounting | Independent |
| Chauhan Kirtibhai; 48, 10th Pass, Auto Driver | Independent |
The full list of candidates along with their financial details can be seen here.