Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2012

Last updated
Gujarat legislative assembly election, 2012
Flag of India.svg
←  2007 13 and 17 December 2012 2017  →
All 182 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 71.32%

 First partySecond party
  PM Modi 2015.jpg
Leader Narendra Modi Shaktisinh Gohil
Party BJP INC
Leader since20012007
Leader's seat Maninagar Bhavnagar Rural
Last election117 seats, 64.28%59 seats, 32.42 %
Seats before11759
Seats won11561
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2 [1] Increase2.svg2
Popular vote13,119,57910,674,767
Percentage47.85%38.93%
Gujarat Election 2012.png
Chief Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Chief Minister of Gujarat

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2012 Gujarat legislative assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Gujarat in December 2012 for all 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. [2] Incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), in power since 2002, was running for his fourth term. [3] The leader of the opposition was Shaktisinh Gohil of the Indian National Congress (INC).

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Gujarat State in India

Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi) – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population in excess of 60 million. It is the sixth largest Indian state by area and the ninth largest state by population. Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Daman and Diu to the south, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Its capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujarati-speaking people of India are indigenous to the state. The economy of Gujarat is the third-largest state economy in India with ₹14.96 lakh crore (US$210 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹157,000 (US$2,200).

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat

Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated in the capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies and one member is nominated. It has term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes.

Contents

Elections were held in two phases, the first on 13 December and second on 17 December 2012. [4] Total voting turnout of both phases was 71.32%, highest since 1980. Results were declared on 20 December 2012.

The BJP, led by Narendra Modi, won 116 seats out of total 182 seats and formed the government while INC won 60 seats. BJP has been in the power in Gujarat since 1995. [5]

Narendra Modi Current prime minister of the Republic of India

Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation.

Polls

Elections were held in two phases, the first on 13 December and second on 17 December 2012. [4]

Phase-I

First phase of polling was held on 13 December 2012 witnessed 70.75% of record breaking voting. Within three hours, the voter turnout was 18 per cent and by 1 pm it was 38 per cent. The figure went up to 53 per cent by 3 pm, concluding with 70.75%. [6] [7] [8]

LegendStatistics
Voting turnout70.75%
Constituencies87
Break-upSaurashtra : 7 Districts : 48 Seats

South Gujarat : 7 Districts : 35 Seats
Ahmedabad Rural : Part of 1 District : 4 Seats

Total voters1,81,86,045
Candidates846 including 47 women
Polling Booths21,268
ID Card Distribution99.65% voters
Photo Electoral Roll coverage99.53% voters
EVM Machines used25,000
EVM Fault rate0.01%
RemarksPeaceful polling.
Poll boycotted in two villages in Junagadh and Surendranagar district(Dhulkot village)

District wise polling data Phase-I test

Saurashtra

DistrictPercentage
Porbandar98.39%
Amreli98.21%
Jamnagar68.48%
Bhavnagar48.11%
Junagadh48.71%
Surendranagar3.76%
Rajkot99.97%

Ahmedabad Rural

DistrictPercentage
Ahmedabad Rural
Sanand
Viramgam
Dholka
Dhandhuka		70.41%

South Gujarat

DistrictPercentage
Dangs68.76%
Surat69.58%
Valsad73.79%
Bharuch75.11%
Navsari75.59%
Tapi80.43%
Narmada82.21%

Phase-II

Phase-II of polling was held on 17 December 2012 witnessed voting turnout of 71.85%.

District wise polling data Phase-II

Ahmedabad

DistrictVoting Turnout
Ahmedabad90.10%

Kutch

DistrictVoting Turnout
Kutch67.77%

Central Gujarat

DistrictVoting Turnout
Anand74.89%
Kheda72.17%
Vadodara72.27%
Panchmahal71.48%
Dahod68.48%

North Gujarat

DistrictVoting Turnout
Gandhinagar74.45%
Banaskantha74.89%
Sabarkantha75.56%
Mehsana73.64%
Patan70.92%

With 71.85% of Phase-II voting turnout following the Phase-I turnout of 70.75%, the resultant final voting turnout stood at 71.32%. [9]

1980 to 2012 Legislative Assembly Elections statistics in Gujarat

Electors16,501,32824,820,37929,021,18428,774,44333,238,19636,593,09038,077,454
Voters7,981,99512,955,22118,686,75717,063,16020,455,16621,873,37727,158,626
Turnout48.37%52.20%64.39%59.30%61.54%59.77%71.32%

The average turnout percentage in Gujarat had decreased from 64.39% in 1995 to 59.77% during the last four state elections (1995, 1998, 2002, 2007)as per the Election Commission of India statistics. [10]

Results

Counting of votes was held on 20 December 2012. Results were as following.

PartySeats won
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)115
Indian National Congress (INC)61
Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP)2
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)2
Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))1
Independent1

BJP lost in 16 seats by the margin of less than 2%. [11] The Congress won 46% seats with a margin of less than 5%. [12] [13]

PartyVote share
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)47.85
Indian National Congress (INC)38.93
Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP)3.63
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)0.67
Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))5.83
Independent0.45

List of Winning Candidates

Following candidates won election from their respective seats: [14] [15]

Keys:   BJP    INC    GPP    NCP    JD(U)   Independent

No.ConstituencyWinner Candidate Party VotesMargin
1AbdasaChhabilbhai Naranbhai Patel INC 607047613
2 Mandvi Tarachand Jagashi Chheda BJP 619848506
3 Bhuj Dr Nimaben Aacharya BJP 691748973
4 Anjar Ahir Vasanbhai Gopalbhai BJP 647894728
5 Gandhidham Maheshwari Ramesh Vachchhraj BJP 7298821313
6 Rapar Patel Vaghajibhai Dharamshibhai BJP 552809216
7 Vav Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Patel BJP 7264011911
8 Tharad Parbat Patel BJP 685173473
9 Dhanera Patel Joitabhai Kasnabhai INC 8746030291
10 Danta Kharadi Kantibhai Kalabhai INC 7375126990
11 Vadgam Manilal Jethabhai Vaghela INC 9037521839
12 Palanpur Patel Maheshkumar Amrutlal INC 750975284
13 Deesa Vaghela Liladharbhai Khodaji BJP 6629417706
14 Deodar Chauhan Keshaji Shivaji BJP 7626520809
15KankrejKhanpura Dharshibhai Lakhabhai INC 73900600
16 Radhanpur Thakor Nagarji Harchandji BJP 694933834
17 Chanasma Dilipkumar Virajibhai Thakor BJP 8346216824
18 Patan Desai Ranchhodbhai Mahijibhai BJP 672245871
19 Sidhpur Balvantsinh Chandansinh Rajput INC 8751825824
20 Kheralu Bharatsinhji Dabhi BJP 6819518386
21 Unjha Patel Narayanbhai Lalludas BJP 7570824201
22 Visnagar Patel Rushikesh Ganeshbhai BJP 7618529399
23 Becharaji Patel Rajanikant Somabhai BJP 684476456
24 Kadi Chavada Rameshbhai Maganbhai INC 842761217
25 Mehsana Nitinbhai Patel BJP 9013424205
26 Vijapur Patel Prahladbhai Ishvarbhai INC 707298759
27 Himmatnagar Chavda Rajendrasinh Ranjitsinh INC 8500812356
28 Idar Ramanlal Vora BJP 9027911380
29 Khedbrahma Ashvin Kotwal INC 8848850137
30 Bhiloda Anil Joshiyara INC 9579931543
31 Modasa Thakor Rajendrasinh Shivsinh INC 8887922858
32 Bayad Vaghela Mahendrasinh Shankersinh INC 7464635923
33 Prantij Baraiya Mahendrasinh Kacharsinh INC 760977014
34 Dehgam Kaminiba Rathod INC 610432297
35 Gandhinagar SouthThakor Shambhuji Chelaji BJP 879998011
36 Gandhinagar NorthPatel Ashokkumar Ranchhodbhai BJP 735514225
37 Mansa Chaudhari Amitbhai Harisingbhai INC 780688028
38 Kalol Thakor Baldevji Chanduji INC 64757343
39 Viramgam Tejeshree Patel INC 8493016983
40 Sanand Karamsibhai Virjibhai Patel INC 734534148
41 Ghatlodiya Anandiben Patel BJP 154599110395
42 Vejalpur Chauhan Kishorsinh Babulal BJP 11350740985
43VatvaPradipsinh Bhagwatsinh Jadeja BJP 9558046932
44EllisbridgeRakesh Shah BJP 10663176672
45 Naranpura Amit Shah BJP 10398863335
46 Nikol Panchal Jagdish Ishwarbhai BJP 8888649302
47 Naroda Wadhwani Nirmalaben Sunilbhai BJP 9633358352
48 Thakkar Bapanagar Kakadiya Vallabhbhai Gobarbhai BJP 8873149251
49 Bapunagar Rajput Jagrupsinh Girdansinh BJP 510582603
50 Amraiwadi Patel Hasmukhbhai Somabhai BJP 10868365425
51 Dariyapur Gyasuddin Habibuddin Shekh INC 609672621
52Jamalpur-Khadia Bhatt Bhushan Ashok BJP 480586331
53 Maninagar Narendra Modi BJP 12047086373
54DanilimdaShailesh Manubhai Parmar INC 7357314301
55 Sabarmati Arvindkumar Gandalal Patel BJP 10703667583
56 Asarwa Rajanikant Mohanlal Patel BJP 7682935045
57 Daskroi Patel Babubhai Jamnadas BJP 9581337633
58 Dholka Chudasama Bhupendrasinh Manubha BJP 7524218845
59 Dhandhuka Kolipatel Laljibhai Chaturbhai BJP 7757328277
60DasadaMakwana Punambhai Kalabhai BJP 6540410640
61 Limbdi Kolipatel Somabhai Gandalal INC 722031561
62 Wadhwan Doshi Varshaben Narendrabhai BJP 8304917558
63 Chotila Shamjibhai Bhimjibhai Chauhan BJP 7211111972
64 Dhrangadhra Kavadiya Jayantibhai Ramjibhai BJP 8762117403
65 Morbi Kantilal Amrutiya BJP 773862760
66 Tankara Kundariya Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai BJP 6363015407
67 Wankaner Pirzada Mahamadjavid Abdulmutalib INC 590385311
68 Rajkot EastRajguru Indranil Sanjaybhai INC 608774272
69 Rajkot West Vajubhai Vala BJP 9040524978
70 Rajkot SouthGovind Patel BJP 7730828477
71 Rajkot RuralBhanuben Manoharbhai Babariya BJP 5775311466
72 Jasdan Gohel Bholabhai Bhikhabhai INC 7805510847
73 Gondal Jadeja Jayrajsinh Temubha BJP 7970919766
74 Jetpur Radadiya Jayeshbhai Vitthalbhai INC [16] 8582718033
75 Dhoraji Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya INC [17] 7618926258
76 Kalavad Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai BJP 490276119
77 Jamnagar RuralRaghavji Hansraj Patel INC 604993304
78 Jamnagar NorthJadeja Dharmendrasinh Merubha INC 616429448
79 Jamnagar SouthTrivedi Vasuben Narendrabhai BJP 558942862
80 Jam Jodhpur Shapriya Chimanbhai Dharamshibhai BJP 7539528191
81 Khambhalia Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam BJP 7908738382
82 Dwarka Pabubha Virambha Manek BJP 700625616
83 Porbandar Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiria BJP 7760417146
84 Kutiyana Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja NCP 6141618474
85 Manavadar Chavda Jawaharbhai Pethalajibhai INC 728794402
86 Junagadh Mashru Mahendrabhai Liladharbhai BJP 6666913796
87 Visavadar Keshubhai Patel GPP 8596742186
88 Keshod Arvindbhai Keshavbhai Ladani BJP 537727937
89 Mangrol Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai BJP 6845215714
90 Somnath Barad Jasabhai Bhanabhai INC 567012096
91 Talala, Gujarat Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad INC 627221478
92 Kodinar Solanki Jethabhai Danabhai BJP 633198477
93 Una Vansh Punjabhai Bhimabhai INC 698247507
94 Dhari Kotadiya Nalinbhai Nanjibhai GPP 415161575
95 Amreli Paresh Dhanani INC 8658329893
96 Lathi Bavkubhai Nathabhai Undhad INC 487932764
97 Savarkundla Vaghasiya Vallabhbhai Vasharambhai BJP 372462384
98 Rajula Solanki Hirabhai Odhavjibhai BJP 7544718710
99 Mahuva Makwana Bhavanaben Raghvbhai BJP 5749828352
100 Talaja Shyal Bhartiben Dhirubhai BJP 6635732844
101 Gariadhar Keshubhai Hirjibhai Nakran BJP 5337716028
102 Palitana Rathod Pravinbhai Jinabhai INC 6939614325
103 Bhavnagar Rural Parshottam Solanki BJP 8398018554
104 Bhavnagar EastVibhavari Dave BJP 8537539508
105 Bhavnagar West Jitu Vaghani BJP 9258453893
106 Gadhada Atmaram Makanbhai Parmar BJP 6641510342
107 Botad Maniya Thakarshibhai Devjibhai BJP 8618410005
108 Khambhat Patel Sanjaykumar Ramanbhai BJP 7476115386
109 Borsad Parmar Rajendrasinh Dhirsinh INC 8362121034
110 Anklav Amit Chavda INC 8157530319
111 Umreth Jayantbhai Ramanbhai Patel NCP 673631394
112 Anand Dilipbhai Manibhai Patel BJP 82956987
113 Petlad Niranjan Patel INC 7731212192
114 Sojitra Parmar Punambhai Madhabhai INC 65210162
115 Matar Chauhan Devusinh Jesingbhai BJP 710216487
116 Nadiad Desai Pankaj Vinubhai BJP 753356587
117 Mahemdabad Gautambhai Ravjibhai Chauhan INC 687674181
118 Mahudha Thakor Natvarsinh Fulsinh INC 5837313230
119ThasraParmar Ramsinh Prabhatsinh INC 782265500
120 Kapadvanj Shankersinh Vaghela INC 886416597
121 Balasinor Chauhan Mansinh Kohyabhai INC 8708817171
122 Lunawada Malivad Kalubhai Hirabhai BJP 728143701
123 Santrampur Damor Gendalbhai Motibhai INC 6802625654
124ShehraAhir Jethabhai Ghelabhai BJP 7646828725
125Morva Hadaf Khant Savitaben Vechatbhai INC 5688611289
126 Godhra C. K. Raul INC 733672868
127 Kalol Rathod Arvindsinh Damsinh BJP 6927530056
128 Halol Parmar Jaydrathsinh Chandrasinh BJP 9385433206
129FatepuraKatara Rameshbhai Bhurabhai BJP 578286264
130 Jhalod Garasiya Miteshbhai Kalabhai INC 7807740073
131 Limkheda Bhabhor Jashvantsinh Sumanbhai BJP 6721915331
132 Dahod Panada Vajesingbhai Parsingbhai INC 7395639548
133GarbadaBariya Chandrikaben Chhaganbhai INC 6929535774
134 Devgadh Baria Bachu Khabad BJP 11358283753
135 Savli Inamdar Ketanbhai MahendrabhaiIndependent6284920319
136 Vaghodia Shrivastav Madhubhai Babubhai BJP 658515788
137 Chhota Udaipur Rathwa Mohansinh Chhotubhai INC 650432305
138 Jetpur Radadiya Jayeshbhai Vitthalbhai INC 619664273
139 Sankheda Bhil Dhirubhai Chunilal BJP 805791452
140 Dabhoi Balkrishna Patel BJP 708335122
141 Vadodara CityVakil Manisha Rajivbhai BJP 10370051889
142 Sayajigunj Sukhadiya Jitendra Ratilal BJP 10735858237
143 Akota Saurabh Patel BJP 9555449867
144 Raopura Rajendra Trivedi BJP 9926341535
145 Manjalpur Yogesh Patel BJP 9264251785
146 Padra Patel Dineshbhai Balubhai BJP 752274308
147 Karjan Satish Patel BJP 682253489
148NandodTadvi Shabdasharan Bhailalbhai BJP 7958015727
149 Dediapada Motilal Vasava BJP 564712555
150 Jambusar Chhatrasinhji Pujabhai Mori BJP 7486418730
151VagraArunsinh Ajitsinh Rana BJP 6851214318
152 Zaghadia Vasava Chhotubhai Amarsinh JD(U) 6662213304
153 Bharuch Dushyantbhai Rajnikant Patel BJP 9221937190
154 Ankleshwar Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel BJP 8264531443
155 Olpad Patel Mukeshbhai Zinabhai BJP 10680537058
156 Mangrol Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava BJP 7925531106
157 Mandvi Vasava Parbhubhai Nagarbha INC 8329824394
158 Kamrej Pansheriya Prafulbhai Chhaganbhai BJP 12603261371
159 Surat EastGilitwala Ranjitbhai Mangubhai BJP 7264915789
160 Surat NorthChoksi Ajaykumar Jashvantlal BJP 5969022034
161Varachha RoadKanani Kishorbhai Shivabhai BJP 6852920359
162 Karanj Kachhadiya Janakbhai Manjibhai BJP 6569649439
163 Limbayat Patil Sangitaben Rajendrabhai BJP 7974430321
164 Udhna Narottambhai Patel BJP 7494632754
165 Majura Sanghvi Harsh Rameshkumar BJP 10357771556
166 Katargam Vanani Nanubhai Bhagavanbhai BJP 8860443272
167 Surat WestKishorbhai Ratilalvankawala BJP 9909969731
168ChoryasiPatel Rajendrabhai Parabhubhai BJP 11991767638
169 Bardoli Parmar Ishwarbhai Alias Anilbhai Ramanbhai BJP 8104922272
170 Mahuva Dhodiya Mohanbhai Dhanjibhai BJP 7416111687
171 Vyara Punabhai Dhedabhai Gamit INC 7313813556
172 Nizar Gamit Kantilalbhai Reshmabhai BJP 901919924
173 Dang Gavit Mangalbhai Gangajibhai INC 456372422
174 Jalalpore R C Patel BJP 7679717867
175 Navsari Desai Piyushbhai Dinkarbhai BJP 8160115981
176 Gandevi Mangubhai Chhaganbhai BJP 10441726177
177 Vansda Chaudhari Chhanabhai Kolubhai INC 10582925616
178 Dharampur Patel Ishwarbhai Dhedabhai INC 8231915298
179 Valsad Bharatbhai Kikubhai Patel BJP 9365835999
180 Pardi Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai BJP 8456337311
181 Kaprada Chaudhari Jitubhai Harajibhai INC 8578018685
182 Umbergaon Ramanlal Nanubhai Patkar BJP 6945028299

Bypolls

2013

Four seats became vacant in 2012-13. Bypolls for them was held by Election Commission in June 2013. All four seats were held by Indian National Congress members. Morva Hadaf MLA Savitaben Khant died in December 2012 while Limbdi MLA Soma Ganda resigned later as he chose to continue as a Member of Parliament. Jayesh Radadiya (Jetpur) and Vitthal Radadiya (Dhoraji) resigned as they left Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party in March, 2013. In bypolls, INC lost all four seats and BJP won all of them. [18]

The bypoll to Surat West was held on December 4, 2013 due to death of sitting BJP MLA Kishore Wankawala. BJP candidate Purnesh Modi won against INC candidate D I Patel in result declared on December 8, 2013. It was the first time NOTA (None of the above) button introduced in election in Gujarat. It was used by 2307 voters. [19]

No.ConstituencyFormer winner Party Bypoll winner Party
61 Limdi Kolipatel Somabhai Gandalal INC Kiritsinh Rana BJP
74 Jetpur Radadiya Jayeshbhai Vitthalbhai INC Radadiya Jayeshbhai Vitthalbhai BJP
75 Dhoraji Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya INC Pravin Mankadiya BJP
125 Morva Hadaf Khant Savitaben Vechatbhai INC Nimisha Suthar BJP
167 Surat Pashchim Kishore Wankavala BJP Purnesh Modi BJP

2014

Rapar BJP MLA Vaghjibhai Patel died on January 30, 2014 following heart attack. Lathi MLA Bavku Undhad resigned as he quit INC and joined BJP in January. [20] GPP MLA Keshubhai Patel resigned in February following his ill health. [21] GPP was merged with BJP on 24 February 2014. Nalin Kotadiya who was representing Dhari in assembly, joined BJP along with party. [22] [23] Four more MLAs Rajendrasinh Chavda, Jasabhai Barad, Chhabilbhai Patel and Parbhubhai Vasava quit INC and resigned as they joined BJP in February. [24] [25] Bypolls for all these seven seats were held on April 30 along with Indian general election, 2014. [26] Voting turnout was 74.84% in Somnath, 70.19% in Abdasa, 56.62% in Rapar, 71.87% in Himmatnagar, 56.06% in Visavadar, 64.86% in Lathi and 67% in Mandvi which stood to an average of 65.92% in all seven constituencies. [27] On May 16, 2014, the result of byepolls was declared along with Indian general election, 2014 result. BJP won four while INC won three seats of seven vacant seats. Out of five constituencies which were held by INC before there representatives joined BJP, they retained only one, Abdasa. BJP candidate Bharat Patel, son of former representative Keshubhai Patel, lost to INC candidate Harshad Ribadiya in Visavadar. Shaktisinh Gohil, the former Leader of Opposition, defeated Chhabil Patel in Abdasa. [28]

No.ConstituencyFormer winner Party Bypoll winner Party
01 Abdasa Chhabil Patel INC Shaktisinh Gohil INC
6 Rapar Vaghjibhai Patel BJP Pankaj Anopchand Mehta BJP
87 Visavadar Keshubhai Patel GPP Ribadiya Harshadkumar Madavjibhai INC
96 Lathi Bavku Nathabhai Undhad INC Bavku Nathabhai Undhad BJP
90 Somnath Jasabhai Barad INC Jasabhai Barad BJP
27 Himatnagar Chavda Rajendrasinh Ranjitsinh INC Chavda Rajendrasinh Ranjitsinh BJP
157 Mandvi Vasava Parbhubhai Nagarbha INC Chaudhari Anandbhai Mohanbhai INC

Following Indian general election, 2014, nine assembly members resigned as they were elected to Loksabha, the lower house of the parliament of India. They all belonged to BJP. Incumbent Chief Minister Narendra Modi resigned as MLA from Maninagar as he won from Vadodara and Varanasi and sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India. The eight others include Khambhalia MLA Poonam Madam (elected from Jamnagar), Anand MLA Dilip Patel (Anand), Limkheda MLA Jaswantsinh Bhabhor (Dahod), Deesa MLA Liladhar Vaghela (Patan), Matar MLA Devusinh Chauhan (Kheda), Talaja MLA Bharati Shiyal (Bhavnagar), Mangrol MLA Rajesh Chudasama (Junagadh) and Tankara MLA Mohan Kundariya (Rajkot). [29] Byepolls were held on 13 September 2014 which recorded following voters turnout: Limkheda (64%), Maninagar (33.5%), Deesa (59.76%), Tankara (57%), Khambhalia (55.5%), Mangrol (57%), Talja (49%), Anand (57%) and Matar (54.7%). [30] The results of September byepolls were declared on 16 September 2014. BJP retained six seats while lost three seats to INC. [31] Vajubhai Vala, the incumbent speaker of assembly, resigned as the MLA from Rajkot West and as the speaker on 30 August 2014 following his appointment as the Governor of Karnataka. [32] The byepoll for Rajkot West was held on 15 October 2014 and result was declared on 19 October 2014. BJP retained the seat with Vijay Rupani declared winner candidate. [33]

No.ConstituencyFormer winner Party Bypoll winner Party
53 Maninagar Narendra Modi BJP Patel Sureshbhai Dhanjibhai BJP
81 Khambhaliya Poonam Madam BJP Ahir Meraman INC
13 Deesa Liladharbhai Khodaji Vaghela BJP Rabari Govabhai INC
66 Tankara Mohan Kundariya BJP Metaliya Bavanjibhai Hansrajbhai BJP
89 Mangrol Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama BJP Vaja Babubhai INC
100 Talaja Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shiyal BJP Gohil Shivabhai Jerambhai BJP
115 Matar Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan BJP Kesrisinh Jesangbhai Solanki BJP
112 Anand Dilip Patel BJP Patel Rohitbhai Jashubhai BJP
131 Limkheda Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor BJP Bhuriya Vichhiyabhai Jokhnabhai BJP
69 Rajkot Pashchim Vajubhai Vala BJP Vijay Rupani BJP

2016

Rajendrabhai Parabhubhai Patel, the sitting MLA from Choryasi died following dengue in August 2015. His daughter won the bypoll in January 2016. [34] [35] Following death of Jasubhai Barad of INC in January 2016, the bypoll was held for Talala constituency. The bypoll had 63.66 per cent turnout. Govind Parmar of BJP won the bypoll in May 2016 defeating Bhagwanji Barad of INC. [36] [37] [38]

No.ConstituencyFormer winner Party Bypoll winner Party
168 Choryasi Rajendrabhai Parabhubhai PatelBJPZankhna Hiteshkumar PatelBJP
91 Talala Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad INCGovind ParmarBJP

Related Research Articles

Keshubhai Patel is an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat state of India in 1995 and from 1998 to 2001. He has been a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly six times. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the 1980s. He earlier left the BJP in 2012 and formed the Gujarat Parivartan Party later got merged with Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected from Visavadar in the 2012 assembly election but later resigned in 2014 due to ill health.

Shankersinh Vaghela Indian politician

Shankersinh Vaghela is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He was the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

Dinsha Jhaverbhai Patel is an Indian National Congress politician who was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.

Navnirman Andolan socio-political movement that occurred in 1974 in Gujarat, India

Navnirman Andolan was a socio-political movement in 1974 in Gujarat by students and middle-class people against economic crisis and corruption in public life. It is the only successful agitation in the history of post-independence India that resulted in dissolution of an elected government of the state.

Suresh Mehta is an Indian politician and the former chief minister of Gujarat from 1995 to 1996.

Vijay Rupani Indian politician

Vijay Ramniklal Rupani is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been chief minister of Gujarat since 7 August 2016, and is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Rajkot West.

On 1 May 1960, the Indian State of Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. These districts were later further subdivided. There are 33 administrative districts in the state. Unlike other cities, Gandhinagar has its own administrative body, 'The Capital Project division', created by the Government of Gujarat in 1965 for Balanced & Deciplinate System in Gandhinagar capital city.

2014 Indian general election general election held in India in 2014

The Indian general election, 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of parliament for all 543 parliamentary constituencies. Running in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014, it was the longest election in the country's history. According to the Election Commission of India, 814.5 million people were eligible to vote, with an increase of 100 million voters since the last general election in 2009, making it the largest ever election in the world. Around 23.1 million or 2.7% of the total eligible voters were aged 18–19 years. A total of 8,251 candidates contested for the 543 Lok Sabha seats. The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.38%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections.

Vadodara (Lok Sabha constituency) Lok Sabha Constituency in Gujarat

Vadodara is one of the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat, a state in Western India. This constituency covers the entire Vadodara district and first held elections in 1957 as Baroda Lok Sabha constituency in erstwhile Bombay State. It has been known as Vadodara since the 2009 elections. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad of the Indian National Congress (INC) who was also re-elected in the next elections in 1962. He was the Maharaja of Baroda of the Gaekwad dynasty at the time. P. C. Patel of the Swatantra Party won the election in 1967. From 1971–80, Gaekwad was MP of this constituency again firstly as a member of the Indian National Congress (Organisation) and then as a member of the INC. His younger brother, Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Gaekwad also of the INC represented the constituency from 1980–89 for two terms before being defeated by Prakash Brahmbhatt of the Janata Dal party in the 1989 election.

Amit Shah Indian politician

Amit Shah is an Indian politician who is currently serving as President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

The elections in 2012 were scheduled for seven Vidhan Sabhas and several local elections were also conducted. The 14th presidential election to elect the 13th president of the republic was also held in 2012. The tenure of the legislative assemblies of Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand were to expire during the year. The Election Commission of India issued the dates for the elections in Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Goa to take place in the first quarter of the year. Whereas the elections were held in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in the last quarter of the year.

Kanabhai S. Amrutiya (pronunciation  officially known as Kantilal S. Amrutiya (pronunciation  born 8 March 1962 is a current MLA from Morbi constituency in Gujarat, india for its 13th legislative assembly He is known by the name "Kanabhai" among the people of Morbi and surroundings. He has worked in agriculture and industry. Kanabhai S Amrutiya has been elected as M.L.A. for the fifth time continuously.

Gujarat Parivartan Party was a political party from Gujarat, India. It was founded by Keshubhai Patel in August 2012. It performed poorly in 2012 assembly elections. Later it was merged with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in February 2014.

2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

A Legislative Assembly election was held on 25 November 2013 in Madhya Pradesh, India, with the result announced on 8 December. Along with other provincial elections, these were the first five elections in which the Election Commission of India (ECI) implemented a "None of the above" (NOTA) voting option, allowing the electorate to register a neutral vote but not to outright reject candidates. In a first, the Election Commission of India also appointed Central Awareness Observers, whose main task was to oversee voter awareness and facilitation.

A legislative assembly election was held on 15 October 2014, in a single phase, to select the 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India. The result was announced on 19 October, with the BJP getting a plurality.

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014 was held in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from 25 November – 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, which ends its six-year term on 19 January 2015. The results were declared on 23 December 2014. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 3 assembly seats out of 87 in Jammu Kashmir elections.

The By Election for 4 seats of Gujarat Legislative Assembly were held on 2 June 2013. The by-election was held on following seats.

  1. Morva Hadaf – Due to Death of Sitting MLA Ms. Savitriben Khant
  2. Limdi- Due to Resignation of Sitting MLA Ms. Somabhai Koli Patel, as he chose to continue as member of Loksabha
  3. Dhoraji – Due to resignation of Sitting MLA Mr. Vitthal Radadia as he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and resigned from Indian National Congress.
  4. Jetpur – Due to resignation of Sitting MLA Mr. Jayesh Vitthal Radadia as he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and resigned from Indian National Congress.

The list of political families of Gujarat state of India.

Rashtriya Janata Party was a political party in Gujarat, India. It was a splinter group of Bharatiya Janata Party. This group was led by Shankersinh Vaghela and Dilip Parikh. It was later dissolved and its leaders joined the Indian National Congress.

Elections in the Republic of India in 2018 included by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to legislative assemblies of eight states and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report On General Election, 2012 to Gujarat Legislative Assembly" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Two-phase Assembly polls in Gujarat". The Hindu . New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Singh, Manisha (3 October 2012). "Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012: The countdown begins". Zee News . Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "General Election to Gujarat Legislative Assembly - 2012 - Programme Schedule". Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Gujarat results 2012 Live :Modi's claim for PM's post gets stronger". Samay Live. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Historically high polling". Desh Gujarat, Regional Portal. 13 December 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Record voting turnout". Sandesh, Newspaper. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  8. ↑ "70.75% turnout in first phase of Gujarat polls". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Record voter turnout in Gujarat - 71.32%". Zee News. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Analysis of Compulsory Voting in Gujarat" (PDF). Research Foundation for Governance in India. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Lowest Margin". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Close Contest". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "ECI Election results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  14. ↑ Samay, Live (December 20, 2012). "Gujarat Assembly elections 2012 results: Winners list". samaylive.com. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "Partywise Result". eciresults.nic.in.
  16. ↑ Vitthal Radadiya and Jayesh Radadiya won the December 2012 Elections from Congress tickets. However, they later joined BJP and sought reelection in June 2013.
  17. ↑ Vitthal Radadiya and Jayesh Radadiya won the 2012 Elections from Congress tickets. However, they later joined BJP and sought reelection in June 2013.
  18. ↑ Das, Mala (2013-03-08). "Vitthal Radadiya, the MP who brandished gun at toll booth, joins Narendra Modi's BJP". NDTV . Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  19. ↑ Bhatt, Himanshu (2013-12-08). "BJP wins Surat West byelection". The Times of India . Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  20. ↑ "Rapar BJP MLA Vaghjibhai Patel passes away". DeshGujarat.com. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  21. ↑ "Keshubhai resigns as MLA". The Times of India. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  22. ↑ "Gujarat Parivartan Party merges with BJP". Niticentral. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06.
  23. ↑ "Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party merges with BJP". Jagran.
  24. ↑ Dave, Kapil (2014-02-20). "Gujrarat Congress MLA resigns, joins BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  25. ↑ "More Congress MLAs may join BJP: Faldu". The Times of India. 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  26. ↑ "Polls for 7 Assembly seats in Gujarat to be held simultaneously with LS elections on April 30". The Indian Express. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  27. ↑ Kaushik, Himanshu (May 2, 2014). "65.92% voting in Ahmedabad assembly bypolls". The Times of India. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  28. ↑ "Gujarat Result Status Bye-election 2014". Chief Election Officer, Gujarat, ECI. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  29. ↑ "Eight newly-elected BJP MPs resign as MLAs in Gujarat". The Economic Times . May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Gujarat bypoll: 49% voting in by-polls, lowest in Modi's constituency". Live Mint. PTI. 13 September 2014.
  31. ↑ "Congress wrests 3 Assembly seats from BJP in Gujarat". The Hindu. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala to take oath as Karnataka Guv on Sept 1". One India News. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  33. ↑ "Guj bypoll: BJP wins Rajkot-West Assembly seat". Business Standard. PTI. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  34. ↑ "Zankhana Patel is BJP candidate for Choryasi assembly by-poll". 1 January 2016.
  35. ↑ https://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/ByeEleRes2016/168-Choryasi-Form-20.pdf
  36. ↑ "Congress MLA Jashubhai Barad dies at 60". 25 January 2016.
  37. ↑ "Gujarat: 63.66 per cent turnout in Talala byelection". The Indian Express. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  38. ↑ Article, Share This (19 May 2016). "Bypoll: BJP wrests back Talala Assembly seat after 10 years". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.