2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

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2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
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  1998 12 December 2002 (2002-12-12) [1] 2007  

182 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.54% (Increase2.svg2.24%)
 First partySecond party
 
Narendra Modi Official.png
Shankersinh vaghela profile.jpg
Leader Narendra Modi Shankersinh Vaghela
Party BJP INC
Leader since2001
Leader's seat Maninagar Did not contest
Last election11753
Seats after12751
Seat changeIncrease2.svg10Decrease2.svg2
Percentage49.85%39.28%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.04%Increase2.svg4.43%

Chief Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Chief Minister of Gujarat

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections were held in December 2002; they necessitated by the resignation of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the dissolution of the legislative assembly in July 2002, 8 months before its term was due to expire. Modi resigned due to widespread allegations that he had taken insufficient action to prevent the riots that took place a few months earlier. The Bharatiya Janata Party was led by Modi, with the Indian National Congress being the chief opposition.

Contents

As a result of those communal riots, a major issue in the election was the place of Muslims in Gujarati society. Seeking to capitalize on the sentiments stirred up by the riots caused by burning of a train coach containing Hindu kar sevaks (including children) coming from Ayodhya. [2] [3] [4]

The legislative assembly of Gujarat is elected from 182 constituencies, which were contested by a total of 21 parties and several hundred independent candidates. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 127 seats, thus achieving an absolute majority in the assembly. Modi was sworn in for a second term as chief minister.

Results

India Gujarat Legislative Assembly 2002.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Bharatiya Janata Party 10,194,35349.85127Increase2.svg10
Indian National Congress 8,033,10439.2851Decrease2.svg2
Janata Dal (United) 175,0240.862New
Others876,5004.2900
Independents1,169,7115.722–1
Total20,448,692100.001820
Valid votes20,448,69299.98
Invalid/blank votes3,5820.02
Total votes20,452,274100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,238,19661.53
Source: ECI [5]

Elected members

The following candidates won election from their respective seats: [6]

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
AbdasaNoneJadeja Narendrasinh Madhavsinhaj Bharatiya Janata Party
MandviNonePatel Chhabilbhai Naranbhai Indian National Congress
BhujNoneAhir Shivjibhai Karshanbhai Indian National Congress
MundraSCDhua Gopalbhai Gabhabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
AnjarNoneDr. Aacharya Nimaben Bhavesh Indian National Congress
RaparNoneBabubhai Meghji Shah Indian National Congress
DasadaSCMakwana Manaharlal Maganlal Indian National Congress
WadhwanNoneKela Dhanrajbhai Govindbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
LimbdiNoneBharvad Bhavanbhai Jivanbhai Indian National Congress
ChotilaNoneJinjariya Popatbhai Savshibhai Independent
HalvadNoneKavadiya Jayantilal Ramjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
DhrangadhraNoneIndravijaysinh (i.k.) Jadeja Bharatiya Janata Party
MorviNoneAmrutiya Kantilal Shivabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
TankaraNoneKundariya Mohanbhai Kalyanji Bharatiya Janata Party
WankanerNoneSomani Jyotsanaben Jitendrabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
JasdanNoneKunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya Indian National Congress
Rajkot-iNoneTapubhai Limbasiya Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajkot-iiNoneVajubhai Vala Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajkot RuralSCParmar Siddharth Mayaram Bharatiya Janata Party
GondalNoneJayrajsinh Temubha Jadeja Bharatiya Janata Party
JetpurNoneKorat Jashuben Savajibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
DhorajiNoneRadadiya Vithalbhai Hansrajbhai Indian National Congress
UpletaNonePravinbhai Mohanbhai Makadia Bharatiya Janata Party
JodiyaNoneBhojani Parsotambhai Nanjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
JamnagarNoneTrivedi Vasuben Narendra Bharatiya Janata Party
Jamnagar RuralSCDr. Dinesh Parmar Indian National Congress
KalawadNoneFaldu Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai (r.c. Faldu) Bharatiya Janata Party
JamjodhpurNoneChimanlal Dharamsinhbhai Saparia Bharatiya Janata Party
BhanvadNoneMadam Vikrambhai Arjanbhai Indian National Congress
KhambhaliaNoneChavada Karubhai Naran Bharatiya Janata Party
DwarkaNoneManek Pabubha Virambha Indian National Congress
PorbandarNoneArjunbhai Devabhai Modhavadiya Indian National Congress
KutiyanaNoneOdedara Karshanbhai Dulabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
MangrolNoneDr. Chudasama Chandrikaben Kanjibhai Indian National Congress
ManavadarNoneSureja Rateebhai Gordhanbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
KeshodSCBoricha Madhabhai Lakhabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
TalalaNoneParamar Govindbhai Varjangbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SomnathNoneBarad Jesabhai Bhanabhai Indian National Congress
UnaNoneVansh Punjabhai Bhimabhai Indian National Congress
VisavadarNoneBhalala Kanubhai Mepabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
MaliyaNoneJoshi Bhikhabhai Galabhai Indian National Congress
JunagadhNoneMashroo Mahendra Liladhar Bharatiya Janata Party
BabraNoneUndhad Bavkubhai Nathabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
LathiNone Bechar Bhadani Bharatiya Janata Party
AmreliNoneDhanani Pareshbhai Dhirajlal Indian National Congress
DhariNoneBalubhai Jivrajbhai Tanti Bharatiya Janata Party
KodinarNoneSolanki Dinubhai Boghabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
RajulaNoneSolanki Hirabhai Odhavjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
BotadNoneSaurabh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
GadhadaSCMaru Pravinbhai Tidabhai Indian National Congress
PalitanaNoneMandaviya Mansukhbhai Laxmanbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SihorNoneNakarani Keshubhai Hirajibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
KundlaNoneKalubhai Virani Bharatiya Janata Party
MahuvaNoneDr. Kanubhai Valabhai Kalsariya Bharatiya Janata Party
TalajaNoneGohil Shivabhai Jerambhai Bharatiya Janata Party
GhoghoNoneSolanki Parsottam O. Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhavnagar NorthNoneTrivedi Mahendrabhai Shantibhai (mahendra Trivedi) Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhavnagar SouthNoneOza Sunil Balkrishnabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
DhandhukaNoneBharatbhai Baldevbhai Pandya Bharatiya Janata Party
DholkaNoneChudasama Bhupendrasinh Bharatiya Janata Party
BavlaSCLakum Kantibhai Ramabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
MandalNonePatel Pragjibhai Naranbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
ViramgamNoneDodiya Vajubhai Parmabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SarkhejNone Amit Shah Bharatiya Janata Party
DaskroiNonePatel Babubhai Jamnadas Bharatiya Janata Party
DehgamNoneJagdish Thakor Indian National Congress
SabarmatiNonePatel Jitendrabhai Babubhai (dr. Jitubhai Patel) Bharatiya Janata Party
Ellis BridgeNoneSheth Bhavinbhai Nalinibhai (engineer) Bharatiya Janata Party
Dariapur-kazipurNoneBarot Bharatkumar Chimanlal (bharat Barot) Bharatiya Janata Party
ShahpurNonePatel Kaushikkumar Jamnadas (kaushik Patel) Bharatiya Janata Party
KalupurNoneShaikh Mohammed Farooq Husainmiya (farooq Shaikh) Indian National Congress
AsarwaNoneJadeja Pradipsinh Bhagvatsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
RakhialNoneZadafia Gordhanbhai Pragjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
Shaher KotdaSCVaghela Jitendrakumar Umakant Bharatiya Janata Party
KhadiaNoneAshok Bhatt Bharatiya Janata Party
JamalpurNoneDevadiwala Usmangani Ismailbhai Indian National Congress
ManinagarNoneNarendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
NarodaNoneKodnani Mayaben Surendrabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
GandhinagarNoneDr. C. J. Chavda Indian National Congress
KalolNoneDr. Atul K. Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
KadiNoneThakor Baldevji Chanduji Indian National Congress
JotanaSCIshwarbhai Dhanabhai Makwana Bharatiya Janata Party
MehsanaNoneAnilbhai Tribhovandas Patel (apollo Group) Bharatiya Janata Party
MansaNonePro. Mangalbhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
VijapurNonePatel Kantibhai Ramabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
VisnagarNonePatel Prahladbhai Mohanlal Bharatiya Janata Party
KheraluNoneDesai Ramilaben Rambhai Bharatiya Janata Party
UnjhaNonePatel Narayanbhai Lallubhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SidhpurNoneBalvantsinh Chandansinh Rajput Indian National Congress
VagdodNoneThakor Jodhaji Galabji Indian National Congress
PatanNoneAnandiben Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
ChanasmaNoneDesai Malajibhai Devajibhai Indian National Congress
SamiNoneThakor Dilipkumar Virajibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
RadhanpurNoneChaudhary Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
VavNoneRajput Hemaji Darghaji Indian National Congress
DeodarNonePatel Bhemabhai Ramsingbhai Independent
KankrejNoneKhanpura Dharshibhai Lakhabhai Indian National Congress
DeesaNoneRabari Govabhai Hamirabhai Indian National Congress
DhaneraNonePatel Harjivanbhai Hirabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
PalanpurNoneKachoriya Kantilal Dharamdas Bharatiya Janata Party
VadgamSCDolat Bhai Parmar Indian National Congress
DantaNoneGadhvi Mukeshkumar Bhairavdanji Indian National Congress
KhedbrahmaSTAmarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhari Indian National Congress
IdarSCVora Ramanlal Ishwarlal Bharatiya Janata Party
BhilodaNoneDr. Anil Joshiyara Indian National Congress
HimatnagarNoneChavada Ranjitsinh Narsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
PrantijNoneRathod Deepsinh Shankarsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
ModasaNoneParmar Dilipsinh Vakhatsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
BayadNoneSolanki Ramsinhji Rupsinhji Indian National Congress
MeghrajNoneParmar Bhikhiben Girvatsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
SantrampurNonePandya Prabodhkant Damodar Bharatiya Janata Party
JhalodSTKatara Bhurabhai Jetabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
LimdiSTBhuriya Maheshbhai Somjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
DohadSTDamor Tersinhbhai Badiyabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
LimkhedaSTBabubhai Soniyabhai Bhabhor Bharatiya Janata Party
Devgadh BariaNoneBachubhai Khabad Bharatiya Janata Party
RajgadhNoneChauhan Fatesinh Vakhatsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
HalolNoneParmar Jayadrathsinhjee Chandrasinhjee Bharatiya Janata Party
KalolNoneChauhan Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Bharatiya Janata Party
GodhraNoneBhatt Hareshkumar Induprasad Bharatiya Janata Party
ShehraNoneAhir (bharwad) Jethabhai Ghelabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
LunavadaNone Maliwad Kalubhai Hirabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
RandhikpurSTJasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Bharatiya Janata Party
BalasinorNoneRajesh Pathak (pappu Pathak) Bharatiya Janata Party
KapadvanjNoneShah Bimal Kumar Kayantilal Bharatiya Janata Party
ThasraNoneChauhan Bhagvansinh Raysinh Bharatiya Janata Party
UmrethNonePatel Vishnubhai Chhotabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
KathlalNoneZala Gautambhai Jesangbhai Indian National Congress
MehmedabadNoneChauhan Sundarsinh Bhalabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
MahudhaNoneThakor Natvarsinh Fulsinh Indian National Congress
Nadiad None Desai Pankajkumar Vinubhai (gotiyo) Bharatiya Janata Party
ChakalasiNoneVaghela Shankerbhai Desaibhai Indian National Congress
AnandNonePatel Dilipbhai Manibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SarsaNoneSolanki Jasvantsinhji Amarsinhji (jasubha) Bharatiya Janata Party
PetladNoneChandrakant Dahyabhai Patel (c.d. Patel) Bharatiya Janata Party
SojitraSCAmbalal Ashabhai Rohit Bharatiya Janata Party
MatarNoneRakesh Rao Advocate Bharatiya Janata Party
BorsadNoneSolanki Bharatbhai Madhavsinh Indian National Congress
BhadranNoneParmar Rajendrasinh Dhirsinh Indian National Congress
CambayNoneShukal Shirishkumar Madhusudan Bharatiya Janata Party
Chhota UdaipurSTRathwa Shankarbhai Vichhiyabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
JetpurNoneBaria Vechatbhai Hamirbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
NasvadiSTBhil Kantibhai Trikambhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SankhedaSTTadvi Kantibhai Bhaijibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
DabhoiNonePatel Chandrakant Motibhai (prof. C. M. Patel) Bharatiya Janata Party
SavliNoneUpendrasinhji Pratapsinhji Gohil (bapu) Bharatiya Janata Party
Baroda CityNoneBhupendra Lakhawala Bharatiya Janata Party
SayajiganjNoneJitendra Sukhadia Bharatiya Janata Party
RaopuraNoneYogesh Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
VaghodiaNoneMadhubhai Shrivastav Bharatiya Janata Party
Baroda RuralNoneDilubha Chudasama Bharatiya Janata Party
PadraNonePoonam Parmar (poonam Ranchhodsinh Parmar) Bharatiya Janata Party
KarjanSCKanodia Nareshkumar Mithalal Bharatiya Janata Party
JambusarNoneMori Chhatrasinh Pujabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
VagraNoneRashida Iqbal Patel Indian National Congress
BroachNoneMistry Rameshbhai Narandas Bharatiya Janata Party
AnkleshwarNonePatel Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
JhagadiaSTVasava Chhotubhai Janata Dal
DediapadaSTMaheshbhai Chhotubhai Vasava Janata Dal
RajpiplaSTVasava Harshadbhai Chunilal Bharatiya Janata Party
NijharSTVasava Pareshbhai Govindbhai Indian National Congress
MangrolSTVasava Ganpatbhai Vestabhai Bharatiya Janata Party
SongadhSTVasava Nagarbhai Diveliyabhai Indian National Congress
VyaraST Chaudhary Tusharbhai Amarsinhbhai Indian National Congress
MahuvaSTDhodiya Mohanbhai Dhanjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party
BardoliSTAnilkumar Mohanbhai Patel (rathod) Indian National Congress
KamrejSTRathod Pravinbhai Chhaganbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
OlpadNonePatel Dhansukhbhai Nathubhai Bharatiya Janata Party
Surat City NorthNoneGejera Dhirubhai Haribhai Bharatiya Janata Party
Surat City EastNoneGilitwala Manish Natvarlal Indian National Congress
Surat City WestNoneChapatwala Bhavnaben Hemantbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
ChorasiNoneNarottambhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
JalalporeNoneR. C. Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
NavsariSTPatel Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Bharatiya Janata Party
GandeviNoneKarsanbhai Bhikhabhai Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
ChikhliSTBhartiben Nardevbhai Patel Indian National Congress
Dangs-bansdaSTBhoye Madhubhai Jeliyabhai Indian National Congress
BulsarNoneDesai Dolatrai Nathubhai Bharatiya Janata Party
DharampurSTKishanbhai Vestabhai Patel Indian National Congress
Mota PondhaSTChaudhari Jitubhai Harjibhai Indian National Congress
PardiSTPatel Laxmanbhai Babubhai Indian National Congress
UmbergaonSTShankarbhai Manglabhai Varli Indian National Congress

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