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Elections in Gujarat

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Elections in Gujarat are conducted since 1962 to elect the members of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha (Gujarat Legislative Assembly) and for the members of Lok Sabha. There are 182 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 26 Lok Sabha constituencies.

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Vidhan Sabha elections

The elections for the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha held since 1962.
Main Parties: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Jan Sangh (precursor of BJP), Janata Party/Dal, Ind Nat Cong (Organization) a.k.a. INC(O) or NCO .

Lok Sabha elections

The elections for the Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat 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 %.
  • 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, the Congress won 2509, while BJP bagged 1981. /

  • 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)

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    Elections in Gujarat Wikipedia
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