2007 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

2007 Gujarat Legislative assembly election

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182 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	59.77% ( 1.77%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Narendra Modi Dinsha Patel Party BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader since 2001 Leader's seat Maninagar Maninagar (lost) Last election 127 51 Seats after 117 59 Seat change 10 8 Percentage 49.12% 38.00% Swing 0.63% 1.28%
Structure of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Chief Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

Gujarat's twelfth legislative election was held in 2007. In this election, the BJP led by Narendra Modi won 117 seats out of 182 (ten seats fewer than in 2002). Congress improved its performance and won 59 seats (eight more than last election). Modi fought elections in Maninagar and won with a major majority. ^{[1] [2]} NCP won three seats, JDU won only one seat and independent candidates won only two seats. This was a turning point of Modi in politics.

Campaigns

Bhartiya Janta Party

BJP Manifesto: ^[3]

Election manifesto was released by Gujarat BJP in the year 2007. The main points of which are as follows:

• A poverty-free Gujarat was promised, according to which there will be no poor in Gujarat. This is not a concept but actual planning.
• Gujarat's domestic production will be doubled, blueprint prepared.
• Annual per capita income in Gujarat is Rs. 80,000 determined to carry on.
• BJP will prioritize honesty and transparency in governance and administration of Gujarat.
• Gujarat's power generation will be doubled in five years. The production will be increased to twenty thousand MW.
• In the next five years, not a single house in Gujarat will be left without electricity connection.
• Gujarat will achieve the best position in financial and technical matters in the near future.
• Irrigation capacity will be increased by one and a half times.
• Giving huge relief in irrigation rates to farmers, determined to make them rich.
• BJP will give priority to increase the coverage of education and make the level of education international standards.
• Determination to make Gujarat the center of the world in the field of science and technology.
• Determination to make Gujarat the number one best state in the country on the occasion of Gujarat's Golden Jubilee in the year 2010.
• Houses will be provided to the homeless poor in urban and rural areas.
• Dropout ratio in primary education will be taken to zero percent.
• All houses will be provided with clean drinking water through taps.
• Comprehensive insurance cover for the poor.
• Perennial roads to all villages.
• Healthy, clean and serene Gujarat.
• Developmental use of youth power.
• People of all castes, religions.
• Department of Floriculture will be constituted.
• Relief of up to fifty percent in irrigation rates to small and marginal farmers.
• Goal of 100 percent enrollment in primary education.
• Comprehensive insurance cover for the poor.
• For the development of youth power in Gujarat Rs. A revolving fund of one thousand crores will be created.
• Special care will be taken for elders and children of the state.
• Many special schemes will be implemented for the overall development of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Urban Poor, Sagarkhedu, Growing Castes during five years.
• Commitment to grow industries.
• BJP will continue to work to accelerate Gujarat's progress towards green revolution.
• Care will be taken to ensure that farmers get value addition on farm produce.
• Emphasis will be placed on women empowerment.
• The development of organized and unorganized sector workers will be achieved, Gujarat can be developed only through their development. An independent commission will be constituted to formulate a comprehensive plan for workforce development.
• Determination was expressed to provide security and safety to the people of Gujarat. Terrorism and anti-social activities will be banned.
• An important target for the overall development of Gujarat, a growth rate of 12 percent per annum will be achieved in the next five years.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Bharatiya Janata Party	10,739,972	49.12	117
	Indian National Congress	8,309,449	38.00	59
	Nationalist Congress Party	230,517	1.05	3
	Janata Dal (United)	144,062	0.66	1
	Bahujan Samaj Party	572,540	2.62	–
	Bharatiya Jan Shakti	139,955	0.64	–
	Shiv Sena	51,933	0.24	–
	Samajwadi Party	33,440	0.15	–
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	32,567	0.15	–
	Lok Janshakti Party	25,084	0.11	–
	Aadivasi Sena Party	15,881	0.07	–
	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation	15,861	0.07	–
	Bharatiya Jan Sangh	12,534	0.06	–
	Republican Party of India (Athawale)	11,220	0.05	–
	Indian Justice Party	10,097	0.05	–
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (Prem Ballabh Vyas)	9,678	0.04	–
	Akhil Bartiya Manav Seva Dal	9,149	0.04	–
	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party	8,718	0.04	–
	Bharatiya Jankranti Party	7,942	0.04	–
	Communist Party of India	5,742	0.03	–
	Rashtriya Janata Dal	5,376	0.02	–
	Peoples Republican Party	3,941	0.02	–
	National Secular Party	3,739	0.02	–
	Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal (Ambedkar)	3,094	0.01	–
	Janmangal Paksh	2,273	0.01	–
	Hindu Mahasabha	2,221	0.01	–
	Vishva Hindustani Sangathan	1,688	0.01	–
	Gujarat Yuva Vikas Party	1,645	0.01	–
	Gondvana Gantantra Party	1,590	0.01	–
	Sardar Patel Congress Party	1,509	0.01	–
	Rashtriya Sindhi Congress	1,410	0.01	–
	New Socialist Movement Party	1,330	0.01	–
	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	1,214	0.01	–
	National Loktantrik Party	1,071	0.00	–
	Rashtriya Komi Ekta Party	906	0.00	–
	Adarsh Political Party	833	0.00	–
	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	726	0.00	–
	Lokpriya Samaj Party	680	0.00	–
	Lok Paritran	267	0.00	–
	Independent	1,444,605	6.61	2
Total		21,866,459	100.00	182
Registered voters/turnout		36,593,090	–
Source: [4]

Results by constituency

The list of the members of the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha are as follows: ^[5]

No.	Constituency	Winner	Party
1	Abdasa	Jayantilal Parshottam		BJP
45	Amreli	Dileepbhai Sanghani		BJP
133	Anand	Patel Jyotsnaben Rajubhai		BJP
5	Anjar	Dr. Smt. Nimabahen Bhaveshbhai Acharya		BJP
157	Ankleshwar	Ishwarsinh Thakorebhai Patel		BJP
72	Asarva	Pradeepsinh Bhagvatsinh Jadeja		BJP
43	Babra	Bavkubhai Nathabhai Undhad		INC
124	Balasinor	Mansinh Kohyabhai Chauhan		INC
166	Bardoli	Kunvarjibhai Narsinhbhai Halpati		INC
61	Bavla	Kanti Lakum		BJP
109	Bayad	Udesinh Punjaji Zala		BJP
139	Bhadran	Rajendrasinh Dhirsinh Parmar		INC
29	Bhanwad	Mulu Ayar Bera		BJP
156	Bharuch	Dushyantbhai Rajnikant Patel		BJP
57	Bhavnagar City(North)	Vibhavari Dave		BJP
58	Bhavnagar City(South)	Shaktisinh Gohil		INC
105	Bhiloda	Anilbhai Jaljibhai Joshiyara		INC
3	Bhuj	Vasanbhai Ahir		BJP
138	Borsad	Amit Ajitsinh Chavda		INC
49	Botad	Saurabh Patel		BJP
132	Chaklasi	Shankarbhai Desaibhai Vaghela		INC
92	Chanasma	Rajnikant Patel		BJP
176	Chikhli	Nareshbhai Maganbhai Patel		BJP
172	Choryasi	Narottambhai Trikamdas Patel		BJP
141	Chotaudepur	Gulsinhbhai Rangalabhai Rathwa		BJP
10	Chotila	Jinjaiya Popatbhai Savsibhai		INC
145	Dabhoi	Sidhdharth Chimanbhai Patel		INC
114	Dahod	Vajesinghbhai Parsingbhai Panada		INC
177	Dangs-Vansada	Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel		BJP
102	Danta	Gadhavi Mukeshkumar Bheravdanji		INC
69	Dariyapur-Kazipur	Bharatkumar Chimanlal Barot		BJP
7	Dasada	Shambhuprasad Baldevdasji Tundiya		BJP
65	Daskroi	Babubhai Jamanadas Patel		BJP
159	Dediyapada	Amarsinh Ramsinh Vasava		INC
98	Deesa	Liladharbhai Khodaji Vaghela		BJP
66	Dahegam	Jagdish Thakor		INC
96	Deoder	Anil Mali		BJP
116	Devgadhbaria	Tusharsinh Kanaksinh Maharaol		NCP
59	Dhandhuka	Ranchhodbhai Karshanbhai Mer		Independent
99	Dhanera	Mafatlal Motiram Purohit		BJP
46	Dhari	Mansukh Bhuva		BJP
179	Dharmpur	Chhanabhai Kolubhai Chaudhari		INC
60	Dholka	Kanjibhai Rayabhai Talpada		INC
22	Dhoraji	Jayeshbhai Viththalbhai Radadia		INC
12	Dhrangadhra	Harilal Mohanlal Patel		INC
31	Dwarka	Pabubha Virambha Manek		BJP
50	Gadhda	Atmaram Makanbhai Parmar		BJP
68	Ellisbridge	Rakesh Jashvantlal Shah		BJP
175	Gandevi	Laxmanbhai Parsottambhai Patel		BJP
79	Gandhinagar	Shambhuji Chelaji Thakore		BJP
56	Ghogha	Parsottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki		BJP
120	Godhra	Chandrasinji Kanaksinhji Raolji		INC
20	Gondal	Chandubhai Bachubhai Vaghasia		NCP
118	Halol	Jaydrathsinhji Chandrasinhji Parmar		BJP
11	Halvad	Devjibhai Govindbhai Fatepara		INC
106	Himmatnagar	Praful Khodbhai Patel		BJP
104	Idar	Ramanlal Ishwarlal Vora		BJP
173	Jalalpor	Rameshbhai Chhotubhai Patel		BJP
76	Jamalpur	Sabirbhai Kabliwala		INC
154	Jambusar	Kirankumar Laxmanbhai Makwana		INC
28	Jamjodhpur	Brijrajsinhji Hemantsinhji Jadeja		INC
30	Khambhaliya	Megh Kanzariya		BJP
25	Jamnagar	Vasubahen Narendrabhai Trivedi		BJP
26	Jamnagar(Rural)	Lalji Premji Solanki		BJP
16	Jasdan	Bharatbhai Khodabhai Boghara		BJP
21	Jetpur	Jashubahen Savjibhai Korat		BJP
142	Jetpur-Pavi	Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathwa		INC
158	Jhagadia	Chhotubhai Vasava		JD(U)
24	Jodia	Raghavji Hansrajbhai Patel		INC
82	Jotana	Jashoda Parmar		BJP
42	Junagadh	Mahendra Liladhar Mashru		BJP
81	Kadi	Nitinbhai Patel		BJP
27	Kalawad	Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu		BJP
80	Kalol	Sureshkumar Chaturdas Patel		INC
119	Kalol(Panchmahal)	Arvindsinh Damsinh Rathod		BJP
71	Kalupur	Mohammadfarooq Hussainmiyan Shaikh		INC
167	Kamrej	Bharatibahen Amrutbhai Rathod		BJP
97	Kankrej	Babubhai Desai		BJP
125	Kapadvanj	Manibhai Devjibhai Patel		INC
153	Karjan	Chandubhai Motibhai Dabhi		INC
128	Kathlal	Zala Gautambhai Jesangbhai		INC
36	Keshod	Vandna Makwana		BJP
75	Khadia	Ashok Bhatt		BJP
140	Khambhat	Shirishkumar Madhusudan Shukla		BJP
103	Khedbrahma	Ashwinbhai Laxmanbhai Kotwal		INC
87	Kheralu	Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi		BJP
47	Kodinar	Solanki Dinubhai Boghabhai		BJP
33	Kutiyana	Bharat Khorani		BJP
44	Lathi	Hanubhai Virjibhai Dhorajiya		BJP
9	Limdi	Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana		BJP
113	Limdi(Dahod)	Bachubhai Nathabhai Kishori		INC
115	Limkheda	Chandrikabahen Chhaganbhai Bariya		INC
122	Lunavada	Hirabhai Haribhai Patel		INC
129	Mahemdavad	Sundarsinh Bhalabhai Chauhan		BJP
130	Mahudha	Natvarsinh Fulsinh Thakore		INC
54	Mahuva	Kanubhai Valabhai Kalsaria		BJP
165	Mahuwa	Ishwarbhai Narsinhbhai Vahia		INC
41	Maliya	Lavajibhai Rajani		BJP
62	Mandal	Prag Patel		BJP
84	Mansa	Babuji Mohanji Thakor		INC
77	Maninagar	Narendra Modi		BJP
35	Manavadar	Jawahar Pethalji Chavda		INC
2	Mandvi	Dhanjibhai Govindbhai Senghani		BJP
34	Mangrol	Bhagwanjibhai Lakhabhai Kargatiya		BJP
162	Mangrol(Surat)	Ganpatbhai Vestabhai Vasava		BJP
137	Matar	Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan		BJP
110	Meghraj	Mahendrasinh Shankarsinh Vaghela		INC
83	Mehsana	Anilkumar Tribhovandas Patel		BJP
108	Modasa	Dilipsinh Vakhatsinh Parmar		BJP
13	Morbi	Kantilal Shivlal Amrutia		BJP
180	Mota Pondha	Jitubhai Harjibhai Chaudhari		INC
4	Mundra	Rameshbhai Vachhraj Maheshwari		BJP
131	Nadiad	Desai Pankajkumar Vinubhai		BJP
78	Naroda	Mayabahen Surendrakumar Kodnani		BJP
143	Nasvadi	Dhirubhai Chunilal Bhil		INC
174	Navsari	Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel		BJP
161	Nijhar	Pareshbhai Govindbhai Vasava		INC
168	Oldpad	Kiritbhai Gangaram Patel		BJP
152	Padra	Dineshbhai Balubhai Patel		Independent
100	Palanpur	Govind Madhav Prajapati		BJP
51	Palitana	Mahendra Sarvaiya		BJP
91	Patan	Anandiben Patel		BJP
181	Pardi	Ushabahen Girishkumar Patel		BJP
135	Petlad	Niranjanbhai Parsottamdas Patel		INC
32	Porbandar	Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhvadia		INC
107	Prantij	Jay Chauhan		BJP
94	Radhanpur	Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Chaudhari		BJP
117	Rajgadh	Fatesinh Vakhatsinh Chauhan		BJP
17	Rajkot-1	Govindbhai Ukabhai Patel		BJP
18	Rajkot-2	Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala		BJP
19	Rajkot Rural	Bhanu Babariya		BJP
160	Rajpipla	Harshadbhai Chunilal Vasava		BJP
48	Rajula	Hira Solanki		BJP
73	Rakhiyal	Vallabhbhai Gobarbhai Kakadiya		BJP
123	Randhikpur	Jashvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor		BJP
149	Raopura	Yogesh Naranbhai Patel		BJP
6	Rapar	Babubhai Meghji Shah		INC
67	Sabarmati	Geetabahen Yogeshbhai Patel		BJP
93	Sami-Harij	Rathod Bhavsinhbhai Dahyabhai		INC
144	Sankheda	Abhesinh Motibhai Tadvi		BJP
111	Santarampur	Paranjayadityasinhji Krushnakumarsinhji Parmar		INC
64	Sarkhej	Amit Shah		BJP
134	Sarsa	Jayantbhai Ramanbhai Patel (Boski)		NCP
53	Savarkundla	Kalubhai Virjibhai Virani		BJP
146	Savli	Khumansinh Raysinh Chauhan		INC
148	Sayajiganj	Jitendra Ratilal Sukhadiya		BJP
121	Shahera	Jethabhai Ghelabhai Bharwad		BJP
74	Shaherkotda	Shailesh Manharbhai Parmar		INC
70	Shahpur	Gyasuddin Habibuddin Shaikh		INC
52	Shihor	Keshu Nakarani		BJP
89	Sidhdhapur	Jaynarayan Narmadashankar Vyas		BJP
136	Sojitra	Ambalal Ashabhai Rohit		BJP
38	Somnath	Vira Jotava		BJP
163	Songadh	Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava		INC
170	Surat City(East)	Ranjitbhai Mangubhai Gilitwala		BJP
169	Surat City(North)	Nanubhai Bhagwanbhai Vanani		BJP
171	Surat City(West)	Kishorebhai Ratilal Vankawala		BJP
55	Talaja	Bhavna Makwana		BJP
37	Talala	Bhagwanbhai Dhanabhai Barad		INC
14	Tankara	Mohanlal Kalyanjibhai Kundaria		BJP
126	Thasra	Ramsinh Prabhatsinh Parmar		INC
182	Umbergaon	Ramanlal Nanubhai Patkar		BJP
127	Umreth	Lalsinh Udesinh Vadodiya		INC
39	Una	Kalu Rathod		BJP
88	Unjha	Narayanbhai Lalludas Patel		BJP
23	Upleta	Pravin Makadiya		BJP
101	Vadgam	Fakirbhai Raghabhai Vaghela		BJP
8	Wadhwan	Varshabahen Narendrabhai Doshi		BJP
147	Vadodara City	Bhupendra Gatulal Lakhawala		BJP
151	Vadodara(Rural)	Upendrasinhji Pratapsinhji Gohil		BJP
155	Vagara	Iqbal Ibrahim Patel		INC
90	Vagdod	Jodhaji Gulabji Thakore		INC
150	Vaghodiya	Madhubhai Babubhai Srivastava		BJP
178	Valsad	Dolatbhai Nathubhai Desai		BJP
15	Wankaner	Mohammed Javed Pirzada		INC
95	Vav	Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel		BJP
85	Vijapur	Kanti Patel		BJP
63	Viramgam	Kama Rathod		BJP
40	Visavadar	Kanu Bhalala		BJP
86	Visnagar	Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel		BJP
164	Vyara	Punabhai Dhedabhai Gamit		INC
112	Zalod	Ditabhai Bhimabhai Machhar		INC

Bypolls

Year	Constituency	Reason for by-poll	Winning candidate	Party
2009	Dahegam	Resignation of Jagdish Thakor	Kalyan Chauhan		Bharatiya Janata Party
	Chotila		K.V. Harajibhai		Bharatiya Janata Party
	Jasdan		Bharat Boghara		Bharatiya Janata Party
	Dhoraji	Vitthal Radadiya electedt to Lok Sabha	Jayesh Radadiya		Bharatiya Janata Party
	Kodinar		B.D.Karshanbhai		Bharatiya Janata Party
	Sami		R. B. Dahyabhai		Bharatiya Janata Party
	Danta		Vasant Bhatol		Bharatiya Janata Party
2010	Chotila		K.B.Vasharambhai		Bharatiya Janata Party
Kathlal		D.K.Bhulabhai		Bharatiya Janata Party
2011	Khadia		B A Bhatt		Bharatiya Janata Party
2012	Manasa		T.B. Mohansinghji		Indian National Congress
Source:ECI [6]

See also

• List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• 2007 elections in India

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