Advani wins Gandhinagar seat by 1,21,747 votes

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani won the Gandhinagar seat by over Advani wins Gandhinagar seat by 1,21,747 votes. Advani secured 4,34,044 votes while his rival Congress candidate Suresh Patel secured 3,12,297 votes. Advani’s winning margin is almost half compare to 2004 victory margin of 217,138 votes, because this election, there has been 7 lakh lesser voters in his constituency after delimitation exercise compare to 2004. Percentage wise, he secured around 54% votes compared to 61% last election.

Advani has contested from Gandhinagar in 1991, 1998, 1999 and 2004 and now in 2009.

Independent candidate Mallika Sarabhai whose candidature was hyped by media was also contesting this seat. She was defeated badly as she could secure less than 10,000 votes. Mallika lost her deposit.