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|Total: 154. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 113, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 26, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]:7
|Total: 154. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 113, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 26, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]:7
|[[Balwantrai Mehta]] <br /> [[Hitendra Desai]]  
|{{•}}[[Balwantrai Mehta]] <br /> {{•}}[[Hitendra Desai]]  
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 93, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 66
|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 93, [[Swatantra Party|Swatantra]]: 66
|[[Hitendra Desai]]
|{{•}}[[Hitendra Desai]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 140, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 16
|Total: 168. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 140, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 16
|[[Ghanshyam Oza]] <br /> [[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|{{•}}[[Ghanshyam Oza]] <br /> {{•}}[[Chimanbhai Patel]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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|Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 75, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 56, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]: 18, KLP:12  
|Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 75, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 56, [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]: 18, KLP:12  
|[[Babubhai J. Patel]]  <br /> [[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br /> [[Babubhai J. Patel]]   
|{{•}}[[Babubhai J. Patel]]  <br />{{•}} [[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br />{{•}} [[Babubhai J. Patel]]   
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Janata Party|JP]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Janata Party|JP]]
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| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 141, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 21, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 9
| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 141, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 21, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 9
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]  
|{{•}}[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]  
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 149, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 14, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 11  
| Total: 182. [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 149, [[Janata Party|JP]]: 14, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 11  
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br /> [[Amarsinh Chaudhary]] <br /> [[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
|{{•}}[[Madhav Singh Solanki]] <br /> {{•}}[[Amarsinh Chaudhary]] <br />{{•}} [[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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| Total: 182. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 70 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 67, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 33  
| Total: 182. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 70 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 67, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 33  
|[[Chimanbhai Patel]] <br /> [[Chhabildas Mehta]]
|{{•}}[[Chimanbhai Patel]] <br /> {{•}}[[Chhabildas Mehta]]
|[[Janata Dal|JD]]/[[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]/[[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Janata Dal|JD]]/[[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]/[[Indian National Congress|INC]] <br /> [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
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| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 121, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 45
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 121, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 45
|[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br /> [[Suresh Mehta]] <br /> [[Shankersinh Vaghela]] <br /> [[Dilip Parikh]]
|{{•}}[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br /> {{•}}[[Suresh Mehta]] <br /> {{•}}[[Shankersinh Vaghela]] <br /> {{•}}[[Dilip Parikh]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]] <br /> [[Rashtriya Janata Party|RJP]]
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! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
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| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 53
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 53
|[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br /> [[Narendra Modi]]
|{{•}}[[Keshubhai Patel]] <br />{{•}} [[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 127, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 51
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 127, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 51
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|{{•}}[[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 59
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 117, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 59
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|{{•}}[[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 120, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 57
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 120, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 57
|[[Narendra Modi]] <br /> [[Anandiben Patel]] <br /> [[Vijay Rupani]]
|{{•}}[[Narendra Modi]] <br /> {{•}}[[Anandiben Patel]] <br /> {{•}}[[Vijay Rupani]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 99, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 78, [[Bharatiya Tribal Party|BTP]]: 2, [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 1, [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 2  
| Total: 182. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 99, [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 78, [[Bharatiya Tribal Party|BTP]]: 2, [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 1, [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 2  
|[[Vijay Rupani]]<br /> [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
|{{•}}[[Vijay Rupani]]<br /> {{•}}[[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 20 April 2022


Elections in Gujarat are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha and the members of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 182 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.[1]

Major Political Parties[edit]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) are the most powerful parties in the state. Other parties which have been influential in the past include Swatantra Party, Praja Socialist Party (PSP), Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO), Janata Party, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Gujarat) (JDG), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP).

Lok Sabha elections[edit]

Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile Bombay State till 1960.

Year Lok Sabha Election Party-wise Details
1962 Third Lok Sabha Total: 22. Congress: 16, Swatantra Party: 4, PSP: 1, NJP: 1
1967 Fourth Lok Sabha Total: 24. Swatantra Party: 12, Congress: 11, Independent:1
1971 Fifth Lok Sabha Total: 24. Congress: 11, NCO: 11, Swatantra Party: 2
1977 Sixth Lok Sabha Total: 26. Janata Party/BLD: 16, Congress: 10
1980 Seventh Lok Sabha Total: 26. Congress: 25, Janata Party: 1
1984 Eighth Lok Sabha Total: 26. Congress: 24, BJP: 1, Janata Party: 1
1989 Ninth Lok Sabha Total: 26. JD: 11 + BJP: 12, Congress: 3
1991 Tenth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 20, Congress: 5, JD(G): 1
1996 Eleventh Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 16, Congress: 10
1998 Twelfth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 19, Congress: 7
1999 Thirteenth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 20, Congress: 6
2004 Fourteenth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 14, Congress: 12
2009 Fifteenth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 15, Congress: 11
2014 Sixteenth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 26, Congress: 0
2019 Seventeenth Lok Sabha Total: 26. BJP: 26, Congress: 0

Vidhan Sabha elections[edit]

Elections for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1962.

Year Vidhan Sabha Election Party-wise Details Chief Minister Party
1962 Second Assembly Total: 154. INC: 113, Swatantra: 26, PSP:7  • Balwantrai Mehta
 • Hitendra Desai
INC
1967 Third Assembly Total: 168. INC: 93, Swatantra: 66  • Hitendra Desai INC
1972 Fourth Assembly Total: 168. INC: 140, NCO: 16  • Ghanshyam Oza
 • Chimanbhai Patel
INC
1975 Fifth Assembly Total: 182. INC: 75, NCO: 56, BJS: 18, KLP:12  • Babubhai J. Patel
 • Madhav Singh Solanki
 • Babubhai J. Patel
NCO
INC
JP
1980 Sixth Assembly Total: 182. INC: 141, JP: 21, BJP: 9  • Madhav Singh Solanki INC
1985 Seventh Assembly Total: 182. INC: 149, JP: 14, BJP: 11  • Madhav Singh Solanki
 • Amarsinh Chaudhary
 • Madhav Singh Solanki
INC
1990 Eighth Assembly Total: 182. JD: 70 + BJP: 67, INC: 33  • Chimanbhai Patel
 • Chhabildas Mehta
JD/JD(G)/INC
INC
1995 Ninth Assembly Total: 182. BJP: 121, INC: 45  • Keshubhai Patel
 • Suresh Mehta
 • Shankersinh Vaghela
 • Dilip Parikh
BJP
BJP
RJP
RJP
1998 Tenth Assembly Total: 182. BJP: 117, INC: 53  • Keshubhai Patel
 • Narendra Modi
BJP
2002 Eleventh Assembly Total: 182. BJP: 127, INC: 51  • Narendra Modi BJP
2007 Twelfth Assembly Total: 182. BJP: 117, INC: 59  • Narendra Modi BJP
2012 Thirteenth Assembly Total: 182. BJP: 120, INC: 57  • Narendra Modi
 • Anandiben Patel
 • Vijay Rupani
BJP
2017 Fourteenth Assembly Total: 182. BJP: 99, INC: 78, BTP: 2, NCP: 1, IND: 2  • Vijay Rupani
 • Bhupendrabhai Patel
BJP

References[edit]

  1. "Elections in Gujarat". elections.in. Retrieved 2013-05-30.

External links[edit]