2014 Indian general election in Gujarat

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Indian general election in Gujarat, 2014
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  2009 April–May 2014 2019  

26 seats
Turnout63.66% (Increase2.svg15.76%)
 First partySecond party
 
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Last election15 seats11 seats
Seats won260
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 11

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In the 2014 Indian general election for Gujarat that were held for 26 seats in the state, the major two contenders in the state were Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC). BJP won all 26 seats. [1]

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Election Schedule

The polling schedule for the 2014 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner on 5 March 2014.

Poll eventPhase
VII
Notification Date2 April
Last Date for filing nomination9 April
Scrutiny of nomination10 April
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination12 April
Date of poll30 April
Date of counting of votes/Result16 May 2014

Results

Party wise

PartySeatsPopular Vote
ContestedWon+/-Votes%+/-
Bharatiya Janata Party 2626Increase2.svg111,52,49,24360.11Increase2.svg13.59
Indian National Congress 250Decrease2.svg1184,86,08333.45Decrease2.svg9.93
Bahujan Samaj Party 240New2,43,9490.96New
Nationalist Congress Party 10Steady2.svg2,40,4660.95
Independents (politician) 1870Steady2.svg5,42,0062.14Increase2.svg2.19

Constituency wise

NoConstituencyTurnout [2] WinnerPartyVotesMargin
1 Kachchh 61.78 Increase2.svg Vinodbhai Chavda Bharatiya Janata Party 562,855254,482
2 Banaskantha 58.54 Increase2.svg Haribhai Prathibhai Patel 507,856202,334
3 Patan 58.74 Increase2.svgLiladhar Vaghela518,538138,719
4 Mahesana 67.03 Increase2.svg Jayshreeben Patel 580,250208,891
5 Sabarkantha 67.82 Increase2.svg Dipsinh Rathod 552,20584,455
6 Gandhinagar 65.57 Increase2.svg L.K.Advani 773,539483,121
7 Ahmedabad East 61.59 Increase2.svgParesh Rawal633,582326,633
8 Ahmedabad West 62.93 Increase2.svg Kirit Solanki 617,104320,311
9 Surendranagar 57.07 Increase2.svgDevaljibhai Fatepara529,003202,907
10 Rajkot 63.89 Increase2.svg Mohan Kundariya 621,524246,428
11 Porbandar 52.62 Increase2.svg Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya 508,437267,971
12 Jamnagar 57.99 Increase2.svg Poonamben Maadam 484,412175,289
13 Junagadh 63.43 Increase2.svg Rajesh Chudasama 513,179135,832
14 Amreli 54.47 Increase2.svg Naranbhai Kachhadia 436,715156,232
15 Bhavnagar 57.58 Increase2.svg Bharti Shiyal 549,529295,488
16 Anand 64.89 Increase2.svgDilip Patel490,82963,426
17 Kheda 59.86 Increase2.svg Devusinh Chauhan 568,235232,901
18 Panchmahal 59.30 Increase2.svg Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan 508,274170,596
19 Dahod 63.85 Increase2.svg Jasvantsinh Bhabhor 511,111230,354
20 Vadodara 70.94 Increase2.svgNarendra Modi

(Resigned on 29 May 2014)

845,464570,128
21 Chhota Udaipur 71.71 Increase2.svg Rathwa Ramsingbhai Patalbhai 607,916179,729
22 Bharuch 74.85 Increase2.svg Mansukhbhai Vasava 548,902153,273
23 Bardoli 74.94 Increase2.svg Parbhubhai Vasava 622,769123,884
24 Surat 63.90 Increase2.svg Darshana Jardosh 718,412533,190
25 Navsari 65.82 Increase2.svg C. R. Patil 820,831558,116
26 Valsad 74.28 Increase2.svgDr. K C Patel 617,772409,768

Bye-election

NoConstituencyTurnoutWinnerPartyMargin
20 Vadodara 45.57 Ranjanben Bhatt

(Elected on 16 September 2014)

Bharatiya Janata Party 3,29,507

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References

  1. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. Final voter turnout of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, The Election Commission of India (20 April 2019, updated 4 May 2019)