2020 Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-elections

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2020 Gujarat Legislative Assembly bypolls
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  2017 November 2020 2022  

8 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
 Majority partyMinority party
  Vijay Rupani.jpg Hand INC.svg
Leader Vijay Rupani
Party BJP INC
Seats before08
Seats won80
Seat changeIncrease2.svg8Decrease2.svg8

CM before election

Vijay Rupani
BJP

Elected CM

Vijay Rupani
BJP

By-polls for 8 constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly were carried out in November 2020. The bypolls were necessitated after sitting Congress MLAs resigned. Five of them then joined the ruling BJP, which fielded them from the same seats they had won in the 2017 elections. As many as 81 candidates contested the bypolls across the eight seats. [1] [2]

Results by constituency

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin
CandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
Abdasa Pradhyumansinh Mahipatsinh Jadeja BJP 71,848Dr. Shantilal Senghani INC 35,07036,778
Limbdi Kiritsinh Rana BJP 88,928Khachar Chetanbhai Ramkubhai INC 56,87832,050
Morbi Brijesh Merja BJP 64,711Jayantilal Jerajbhai Patel INC 60,0624,649
Dhari Kakadiya J.V. BJP 49,695Sureshbhai Manubhai Kotadiya INC 32,59217,209
Gadhada Atmaram Parmar BJP 71,912Mohanbhai Shankarbhai Solanki INC 48,61723,295
Karjan Akshaykumar Patel BJP 76,958Jadeja Kiritsinh Dolubha INC 60,53316,425
Dang Vijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel BJP 94,006Suryakantbhai Ratanbhai Gavit INC 33,91160,095
Kaprada Jitubhai Harjibhai Chaudhari BJP 1,12,941Babubhai Jivlabhai Patel INC 65,87547,066

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References

  1. "Gujarat Bypolls 2020 Result: BJP Sweeps Victory in All 8 Seats". 10 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. "Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies)". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 15 February 2022.