Junagadh Gujarat Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Junagadh Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Junagadh Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Junagadh MP Issues
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Junagadh Gujarat Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Junagadh Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News, Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Junagadh Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Junagadh MP Issues
About Junagadh:
A Congress bastion since its inception, the Junagadh Parliamentary constituency covers the whole district of Junagadh in Gujarat. Following Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, Junagadh is the sixth-largest city in Gujarat, besides remaining the administrative seat of the Junagadh District. The Junagadh Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 13) consists of 1,313,064 number of electorates in totality, of these 673,765 are males and 639,299 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests.
Assembly Segments:
Seven Assembly segments constitute Junagadh, as per the Delimitation Commission’s Order of 2008. Out of these, Kodinar is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
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Names of Assembly Constituencies |
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Junagadh |
Visavadar |
Mangrol |
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Somnath |
Talala |
Kodinar (SC) |
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Una |
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About Junagadh:
Junagadh has a population of 2,742,291 and is located at the foot of the Girnar Hills. The economy of the Junagadh Parliamentary constituency thrives on cement, agriculture and power industries. Some of the most important large-scale industries in the Junagadh District are Agro Marine Exports, Austin Engineering, Creative Castings Limited, Gujarat Dairy Development Corporation, etc..
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Solanki Dinubhai Boghabhal |
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Age |
56 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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Gender |
Male |
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Educational Qualification |
Graduate |
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha
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Debates participated |
0 |
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Private member bills passed |
0 |
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Questions asked |
0 |
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Attendance |
16% |