List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

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Gujarat Legislative Assembly
14th Gujarat Assembly
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Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 1 and 5 December 2022
Next election
 2027
Meeting place
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Viththalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Website
www.gujaratassembly.gov.in
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Map of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state's capital Gandhinagar. As of 2008, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies. It has term of 5 years, unless it is dissolved sooner. The first assembly was elected in 1962. [1]

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History

In 1962 the first Gujarat Legislative Assembly was elected with 154 seats. In 1966 the number was raised to 166. In 1971 the number was raised to 182. In 1976 the government imposed a moratorium on further changes until after the 2001 Census of India. [1]

Following the 2001 Census of India, a delimitation commission was set up, with Justice Kuldip Singh, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as its chairperson. The order from the delimitation commission was implemented in 2008. [1] The following is the list of the constituencies established by the 2008 order. [2]

Abdasa in Kutch district is the largest (6278 km2) while Karanj in Surat district is the smallest (4 km2) constituency by area, in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. [3]

Constituencies

The following is the list of the constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of 2008. At present, 13 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes, and 27 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled tribes.

No.NameElectors
(2022) [4] 		District [5] Lok Sabha
constituency [5]
1 Abdasa 249,484 Kachchh Kachchh
2 Mandvi (Kachchh) 253,669
3 Bhuj 286,948
4 Anjar 267,065
5 Gandhidham (SC)312,206
6 Rapar 243,914
7 Vav 292,448 Banaskantha Banaskantha
8 Tharad 239,155
9 Dhanera 262,400
10 Danta (ST)251,496
11 Vadgam (SC)290,950 Patan
12 Palanpur 279,850 Banaskantha
13 Deesa 284,062
14 Deodar 246,054
15 Kankrej 285,577 Patan
16 Radhanpur 294,938 Patan
17 Chanasma 285,508
18 Patan 301,562
19 Sidhpur 265,655
20 Kheralu 221,171 Mahesana
21 Unjha 230,411 Mahesana
22 Visnagar 227,916
23 Bechraji 254,737
24 Kadi (SC)277,038
25 Mahesana 279,540
26 Vijapur 222,607
27 Himatnagar 275,312 Sabarkantha Sabarkantha
28 Idar (SC)283,372
29 Khedbrahma (ST)277,833
30 Bhiloda (ST)309,208 Aravalli
31 Modasa 266,054
32 Bayad 242,490
33 Prantij 255,247 Sabarkantha
34 Dahegam 218,258 Gandhinagar Ahmedabad East
35 Gandhinagar South 364,018
36 Gandhinagar North 252,165 Gandhinagar
37 Mansa 228,259 Mahesana
38 Kalol (Gandhinagar) 247,253 Gandhinagar
39 Viramgam 298,901 Ahmedabad Surendranagar
40 Sanand 277,219 Gandhinagar
41 Ghatlodia 418,976
42 Vejalpur 380,533
43 Vatva 388,433 Ahmedabad East
44 Ellisbridge 265,533 Ahmedabad West
45 Naranpura 248,816 Gandhinagar
46 Nikol 253,932 Ahmedabad East
47 Naroda 293,718
48 Thakkarbapa Nagar 241,619
49 Bapunagar 205,298
50 Amraiwadi 294,297 Ahmedabad West
51 Dariapur 208,374
52 Jamalpur-Khadiya 213,025
53 Maninagar 275,316
54 Danilimda (SC)261,033
55 Sabarmati 274,943 Gandhinagar
56 Asarwa (SC)216,542 Ahmedabad West
57 Daskroi 382,297 Kheda
58 Dholka 250,000
59 Dhandhuka 269,869 Surendranagar
60 Dasada (SC)260,345 Surendranagar
61 Limdi 283,576
62 Wadhwan 296,373
63 Chotila 257,158
64 Dhangadhra 304,356
65 Morbi 282,767 Morbi Kachchh
66 Tankara 245,594 Rajkot
67 Wankaner 276,746
68 Rajkot East 293,185 Rajkot
69 Rajkot West 350,580
70 Rajkot South 257,154
71 Rajkot Rural (SC)357,908
72 Jasdan 252,646
73 Gondal 226,687 Porbandar
74 Jetpur (Rajkot) 272,842
75 Dhoraji 266,718
76 Kalavad (SC)230,775 Jamnagar Jamnagar
77 Jamnagar Rural 248,463
78 Jamnagar North 259,378
79 Jamnagar South 228,317
80 Jamjodhpur 224,204
81 Khambhaliya 298,237 Devbhoomi
Dwarka
82 Dwarka 287,256
83 Porbandar 261,870 Porbandar Porbandar
84 Kutiyana 221,902
85 Manavadar 246,452 Junagadh
86 Junagadh 284,913 Junagadh
87 Visavadar 256,490
88 Keshod 242,884 Porbandar
89 Mangrol (Junagadh) 227,339 Junagadh
90 Somnath 258,996 Gir Somnath
91 Talala 231,873
92 Kodinar (SC)231,554
93 Una 263,385
94 Dhari 220,574 Amreli Amreli
95 Amreli 281,486
96 Lathi 221,063
97 Savarkundla 251,570
98 Rajula 270,043
99 Mahuva (Bhavnagar) 238,847 Bhavnagar
100 Talaja 248,809 Bhavnagar
101 Gariadhar 226,121 Amreli
102 Palitana 276,696 Bhavnagar
103 Bhavnagar Rural 291,665
104 Bhavnagar East 262,346
105 Bhavnagar West 261,728
106 Gadhada (SC)261,776 Botad
107 Botad 288,666
108 Khambhat 230,597 Anand Anand
109 Borsad 256,777
110 Anklav 221,099
111 Umreth 266,540
112 Anand 308,572
113 Petlad 235,744
114 Sojitra 217,225
115 Matar 249,382 Kheda Kheda
116 Nadiad 271,155
117 Mehmedabad 246,543
118 Mahudha 247,443
119 Thasra 269,548 Panchmahal
120 Kapadvanj 295,584 Kheda
121 Balasinor 284,088 Panchmahal
122 Lunawada 283,928 Mahisagar
123 Santrampur (ST)233,219 Dahod
124 Shehra 257,669 Panchmahal Panchmahal
125 Morva Hadaf (ST)224,543
126 Godhra 276,044
127 Kalol (Panchmahal) 255,752
128 Halol 269,654 Chhota Udaipur
129 Fatepura (ST)247,952 Dahod Dahod
130 Jhalod (ST)265,124
131 Limkheda (ST)218,497
132 Dahod (ST)272,629
133 Garbada (ST)284,107
134 Devgadhbariya 260,757
135 Savli 227,601 Vadodara Vadodara
136 Vaghodiya 243,473
137 Chhota Udaipur (ST)266,268 Chhota Udaipur Chhota Udaipur
138 Jetpur (Chhota Udaipur) (ST)265,890
139 Sankheda (ST)272,090
140 Dabhoi 228,201 Vadodara
141 Vadodara City (SC)302,901 Vadodara
142 Sayajigunj 298,284
143 Akota 272,295
144 Raopura 295,457
145 Manjalpur 260,066
146 Padra 234,265 Chhota Udaipur
147 Karjan 210,883 Bharuch
148 Nandod (ST)231,615 Narmada Chhota Udaipur
149 Dediapada (ST)218,873 Bharuch
150 Jambusar 238,363 Bharuch
151 Vagra 217,064
152 Jhagadiya (ST)254,783
153 Bharuch 287,311
154 Ankleshwar 246,185
155 Olpad 444,249 Surat Surat
156 Mangrol (Surat) (ST)220,316 Bardoli
157 Mandvi (Surat) (ST)243,846
158 Kamrej 536,440
159 Surat East 213,664 Surat
160 Surat North 162,796
161 Varachha Road 215,306
162 Karanj 175,809
163 Limbayat 299,658 Navsari
164 Udhana 266,771
165 Majura 275,925
166 Katargam 318,160 Surat
167 Surat West 253,691
168 Choryasi 548,565 Navsari
169 Bardoli (SC)263,601 Bardoli
170 Mahuva (Surat) (ST)227,199
171 Vyara (ST)220,873 Tapi
172 Nizar (ST)278,024
173 Dangs (ST)188,585 Dang Valsad
174 Jalalpore 232,573 Navsari Navsari
175 Navsari 246,752
176 Gandevi (ST)288,889
177 Vansda (ST)295,850 Valsad
178 Dharampur (ST)246,816 Valsad
179 Valsad 260,425
180 Pardi 255,098
181 Kaprada (ST)260,248
182 Umbergaon (ST)278,835

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References

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