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{{Short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Gujarat}}
'''Elections in [[Gujarat]]''' are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat Vidhan Sabha]] and the members of the lower house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]], the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are 182 [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] and 26 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/gujarat/ | title=Elections in Gujarat | publisher=elections.in | accessdate=2013-05-30}}</ref>
'''Elections in [[Gujarat]]''' are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Gujarat Vidhan Sabha]] and the members of the lower house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]], the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are 182 [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]] and 26 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/gujarat/ | title=Elections in Gujarat | publisher=elections.in | accessdate=2013-05-30}}</ref>


== Major Political Parties ==
== Major Political Parties ==
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) 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).
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 ==
== Lok Sabha elections ==
It is worth noting that Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile [[Bombay State]] till 1960.  
Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile [[Bombay State]] till 1960.  
{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
{| class="wikitable"  
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Election
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|1962
|1962
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1962|Third Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 22. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 16, [[Swatantra Party]]: 4, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 1, NJP: 1
|Total: 22. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 16, [[Swatantra Party]]: 4, [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 1, NJP: 1
|----  
|----  
|1967
|1967
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1967|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1967|Fourth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |
|Total: 24. [[Swatantra Party]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, Independent:1
|Total: 24. [[Swatantra Party]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, Independent:1
|----  
|----  
|1971
|1971
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1971|Fifth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 24. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 11, [[Swatantra Party]]: 2
|Total: 24. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11, [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NCO]]: 11, [[Swatantra Party]]: 2
|----  
|----  
|1977
|1977
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1977|Sixth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Janata Party|Janata Party/BLD]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
|Total: 26. [[Janata Party|Janata Party/BLD]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
|----  
|----  
|1980
|1980
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1980|Seventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 25, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 25, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|----  
|----  
|1984
|1984
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1984|Eighth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 24, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 1, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|Total: 26. [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 24, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 1, [[Janata Party]]: 1
|----  
|----  
|1989
|1989
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1989|Ninth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 11 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 3
|Total: 26. [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 11 + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 12, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 3
|----  
|----  
|1991
|1991
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1991|Tenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 5, [[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]: 1
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 5, [[Janata Dal (Gujarat)|JD(G)]]: 1
|----
|----
|1996
|1996
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1996|Eleventh Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 16, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 10
|----
|----
|1998
|1998
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1998|Twelfth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 19, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 7
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 19, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 7
|----
|----
|1999
|1999
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 1999|Thirteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 6
| Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 20, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 6
|----
|----
|2004
|2004
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2004|Fourteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 14, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 12
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 14, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 12
|----
|----
|2009
|2009
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election in Gujarat, 2009|Fifteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 15, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 11
|----
|----
|2014
|2014
|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Gujarat)|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election, 2014 (Gujarat)|Sixteenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Gujarat)|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
|[[Indian general election, 2019 (Gujarat)|Seventeenth Lok Sabha]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|Total: 26. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 26, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]: 0
|----
|----
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==Vidhan Sabha elections==
==Vidhan Sabha elections==
The elections for the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha are being held since 1962.
Elections for the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1962.
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
{| class="wikitable"  
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Vidhan Sabha Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Vidhan Sabha Election
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|1962
|1962
|[[1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
|[[1962 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Second Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|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]]  
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|1967
|1967
|[[1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
|[[1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Third Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|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]]
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|1972
|1972
|[[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
|[[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
|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]]
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|1980
|1980
|[[1980 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
|[[1980 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Sixth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| 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]]  
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|1985
|1985
|[[1985 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
|[[1985 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Seventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{INC/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|INC}}" |
| 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]]
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|1990
|1990
|[[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
|[[1990 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eighth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
| 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]]
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|1995
|1995
|[[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
|[[1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Ninth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| 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]]
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|1998
|1998
|[[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
|[[1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Tenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| 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]]
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|2002
|2002
|[[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
|[[2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Eleventh Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| 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]]
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|2007
|2007
|[[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Assembly]]
|[[2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Twelfth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| 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]]
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|2012
|2012
|[[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Assembly]]
|[[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Thirteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| 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]]
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|2017
|2017
|[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
|[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Fourteenth Assembly]]
! style="background-color: {{BJP/meta/color}}" |
! style="background-color: {{party color|BJP}}" |
| 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]]
|[[Vijay Rupani]]<br /> [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|----
|----
|}
== Gujarat local body Elections 2015 ==
*With more than half its population of 63.8 million went to the polls on November 22 and 29, the elections to 323 local self-government bodies in Gujarat. 
*The six municipal corporations registered only 45% voter turn-out, but elsewhere it was over 60%.<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-local-body-polls-counting-of-votes-today-crucial-test-for-bjp-2150965</ref>
*The BJP won '''all the six municipal corporations''' but not before ceding a lot of seats to the Congress in cities like Rajkot, Jamnagar, and Bhavnagar
*The BJP bagged the 72-member Rajkot corporation, it managed only 38 seats as against 34 of the Congress. In 2010, the BJP had won 49 and the Congress got 10 in the then house of 59.
*In the small towns, the BJP won 40 of the 56 municipalities and the Congress 8. The Congress had 10 municipalities out of a total of 53 last time.
In the villages, it was a total role reversal, with Congress winning 21 of the 31 district panchayats compared to the 2 it held last time. The BJP which held 24 seats in 2010 was reduced to a mere 6.-The Congress made deep inroads into the Patidar pockets in Saurashtra, north and south Gujarat—including at Morbi, Jamnagar, Amreli, and Mehsana, which are traditionally BJP strongholds.
Of the 230 taluka panchayats, the Congress grabbed 133 while the BJP’s tally fell from 162 to 72. Out of a total of 4778 seats, Congress won 2509, while BJP bagged 1981.
<ref>Hiral Dave, Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad 3-12-2015.</ref><ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/india/gujarat-local-body-polls-counting-of-votes-underway-crucial-test-for-bjp-2151036</ref>
*The comparative results of BJP and Congress in 2015 & 2010 polls ( Congress has performed better than in 2010. The remaining seats & Bodies are won by "Others". (www.dnaindia.com/india)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 2015 results !! Total No !! Won by BJP !! Won by Cong
|-
!Local bodies !!2010 in Brackets !!2010 in Brackets !!2010 in Brackets
|-
|| City corporations|| 6 || 6 (6) || 0 (0)
|-
|| Total seats || 558 || 271 (443) || 124 (100)
|-
|| Zilla parishat || 31 (24) || 8 (22) || 23 (2)
|-
|| Total seats || 988 (804) || 292 (547) || 472  (244)
|-
|| Municipalities || 55 (66) || 41 (51) || 12 (9)
|-
|| Total seats ||2088 (1824) || 984 (1194) || 587 (392)
|- || || ||
|| Taluk Panchayats || 230(208 ) || 77 || 151
|-
|| Total seats ||4778 (4048) || 1718 (2460) || 2102 (1428)
|-
|}
|}


Revision as of 17:02, 8 December 2021


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

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

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

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

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

External links

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