Elections in Gujarat
Elections in Gujarat are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha and the members of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 182 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.[1]
Major Political Parties
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) are the most powerful parties in the state. Other parties which have been influential in the past include Swatantra Party, Praja Socialist Party (PSP), Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO), Janata Party, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Gujarat) (JDG) and Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP).
Lok Sabha elections
It is worth noting that Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile Bombay State till 1960.
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Party-wise Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Third Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:INC/meta/color" | | Total: 22. Congress: 16, Swatantra Party: 4, PSP: 1, NJP: 1 |
| 1967 | Fourth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 24. Swatantra Party: 12, Congress: 11, Independent:1 |
| 1971 | Fifth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:INC/meta/color" | | Total: 24. Congress: 11, NCO: 11, Swatantra Party: 2 |
| 1977 | Sixth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Janata Dal/meta/color" | | Total: 26. Janata Party/BLD: 16, Congress: 10 |
| 1980 | Seventh Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:INC/meta/color" | | Total: 26. Congress: 25, Janata Party: 1 |
| 1984 | Eighth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:INC/meta/color" | | Total: 26. Congress: 24, BJP: 1, Janata Party: 1 |
| 1989 | Ninth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:Janata Dal/meta/color" | | Total: 26. JD: 11 + BJP: 12, Congress: 3 |
| 1991 | Tenth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 20, Congress: 5, JD(G): 1 |
| 1996 | Eleventh Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 16, Congress: 10 |
| 1998 | Twelfth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 19, Congress: 7 |
| 1999 | Thirteenth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 20, Congress: 6 |
| 2004 | Fourteenth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 14, Congress: 12 |
| 2009 | Fifteenth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 15, Congress: 11 |
| 2014 | Sixteenth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 26, Congress: 0 |
| 2019 | Seventeenth Lok Sabha | style="background-color: Template:BJP/meta/color" | | Total: 26. BJP: 26, Congress: 0 |
Vidhan Sabha elections
The elections for the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha are being held since 1962.
Gujarat local body Elections 2015
- With more than half its population of 63.8 million went to the polls on November 22 and 29, the elections to 323 local self-government bodies in Gujarat.
- The six municipal corporations registered only 45% voter turn-out, but elsewhere it was over 60%.[2]
- The BJP won all the six municipal corporations but not before ceding a lot of seats to the Congress in cities like Rajkot, Jamnagar, and Bhavnagar
- The BJP bagged the 72-member Rajkot corporation, it managed only 38 seats as against 34 of the Congress. In 2010, the BJP had won 49 and the Congress got 10 in the then house of 59.
- In the small towns, the BJP won 40 of the 56 municipalities and the Congress 8. The Congress had 10 municipalities out of a total of 53 last time.
In the villages, it was a total role reversal, with Congress winning 21 of the 31 district panchayats compared to the 2 it held last time. The BJP which held 24 seats in 2010 was reduced to a mere 6.-The Congress made deep inroads into the Patidar pockets in Saurashtra, north and south Gujarat—including at Morbi, Jamnagar, Amreli, and Mehsana, which are traditionally BJP strongholds. Of the 230 taluka panchayats, the Congress grabbed 133 while the BJP’s tally fell from 162 to 72. Out of a total of 4778 seats, Congress won 2509, while BJP bagged 1981. [3][4]
- The comparative results of BJP and Congress in 2015 & 2010 polls ( Congress has performed better than in 2010. The remaining seats & Bodies are won by "Others". (www.dnaindia.com/india)
| 2015 results | Total No | Won by BJP | Won by Cong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local bodies | 2010 in Brackets | 2010 in Brackets | 2010 in Brackets |
| City corporations | 6 | 6 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Total seats | 558 | 271 (443) | 124 (100) |
| Zilla parishat | 31 (24) | 8 (22) | 23 (2) |
| Total seats | 988 (804) | 292 (547) | 472 (244) |
| Municipalities | 55 (66) | 41 (51) | 12 (9) |
| Total seats | 2088 (1824) | 984 (1194) | 587 (392) |
| Taluk Panchayats | 230(208 ) | 77 | 151 |
| Total seats | 4778 (4048) | 1718 (2460) | 2102 (1428) |
References
- ^ "Elections in Gujarat". elections.in. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-local-body-polls-counting-of-votes-today-crucial-test-for-bjp-2150965
- ^ Hiral Dave, Hindustan Times, Ahmedabad 3-12-2015.
- ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/gujarat-local-body-polls-counting-of-votes-underway-crucial-test-for-bjp-2151036
