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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
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Lok Sabha Election
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Party-wise Details
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| 1962
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Third Lok Sabha
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Total: 22. Congress: 16, Swatantra Party: 4, PSP: 1, NJP: 1
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| 1967
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Fourth Lok Sabha
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Total: 24. Swatantra Party: 12, Congress: 11, Independent:1
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| 1971
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Fifth Lok Sabha
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Total: 24. Congress: 11, NCO: 11, Swatantra Party: 2
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| 1977
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Sixth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. Janata Party/BLD: 16, Congress: 10
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| 1980
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Seventh Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. Congress: 25, Janata Party: 1
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| 1984
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Eighth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. Congress: 24, BJP: 1, Janata Party: 1
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| 1989
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Ninth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. JD: 11 + BJP: 12, Congress: 3
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| 1991
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Tenth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 20, Congress: 5, JD(G): 1
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| 1996
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Eleventh Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 16, Congress: 10
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| 1998
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Twelfth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 19, Congress: 7
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| 1999
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Thirteenth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 20, Congress: 6
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| 2004
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Fourteenth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 14, Congress: 12
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| 2009
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Fifteenth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 15, Congress: 11
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| 2014
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Sixteenth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 26, Congress: 0
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| 2019
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Seventeenth Lok Sabha
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Total: 26. BJP: 26, Congress: 0
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Vidhan Sabha elections[edit]
Elections for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1962.
| Year
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Vidhan Sabha Election
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Party-wise Details
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Chief Minister
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Party
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| 1962
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Second Assembly
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Total: 154. INC: 113, Swatantra: 26, PSP:7
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• Balwantrai Mehta
• Hitendra Desai
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INC
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| 1967
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Third Assembly
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Total: 168. INC: 93, Swatantra: 66
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• Hitendra Desai
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INC
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| 1972
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Fourth Assembly
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Total: 168. INC: 140, NCO: 16
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• Ghanshyam Oza
• Chimanbhai Patel
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INC
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| 1975
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Fifth Assembly
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Total: 182. INC: 75, NCO: 56, BJS: 18, KLP:12
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• Babubhai J. Patel
• Madhav Singh Solanki
• Babubhai J. Patel
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NCO
INC
JP
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| 1980
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Sixth Assembly
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Total: 182. INC: 141, JP: 21, BJP: 9
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• Madhav Singh Solanki
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INC
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| 1985
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Seventh Assembly
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Total: 182. INC: 149, JP: 14, BJP: 11
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• Madhav Singh Solanki
• Amarsinh Chaudhary
• Madhav Singh Solanki
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INC
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| 1990
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Eighth Assembly
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Total: 182. JD: 70 + BJP: 67, INC: 33
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• Chimanbhai Patel
• Chhabildas Mehta
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JD/JD(G)/INC
INC
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| 1995
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Ninth Assembly
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Total: 182. BJP: 121, INC: 45
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• Keshubhai Patel
• Suresh Mehta
• Shankersinh Vaghela
• Dilip Parikh
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BJP
BJP
RJP
RJP
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| 1998
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Tenth Assembly
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Total: 182. BJP: 117, INC: 53
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• Keshubhai Patel
• Narendra Modi
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BJP
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| 2002
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Eleventh Assembly
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Total: 182. BJP: 127, INC: 51
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• Narendra Modi
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BJP
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| 2007
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Twelfth Assembly
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Total: 182. BJP: 117, INC: 59
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• Narendra Modi
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BJP
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| 2012
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Thirteenth Assembly
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Total: 182. BJP: 120, INC: 57
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• Narendra Modi
• Anandiben Patel
• Vijay Rupani
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BJP
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| 2017
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Fourteenth Assembly
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Total: 182. BJP: 99, INC: 78, BTP: 2, NCP: 1, IND: 2
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• Vijay Rupani
• Bhupendrabhai Patel
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BJP
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