2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
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All 182 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.02% (Increase12.25%)
  First party Second party
 
PM Modi Portrait(cropped).jpg
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Leader Narendra Modi Shaktisinh Gohil
Party BJP INC
Leader since 2001 2007
Leader's seat Maninagar (won) Bhavnagar Rural (lost)
Last election 117 59
Seats won 115 61
Seat change Decrease 2[1] Increase 2
Popular vote 13,119,579 10,674,767
Percentage 47.85% 38.93%
Swing Decrease 1.27% Increase 0.93%
Seatwise Election Result Map
India Gujarat Legislative Assembly 2012
Structure of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Elected Chief Minister

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).

Elections were held in two phases, the first on 13 December and the 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]

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2012 to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013.
  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 4 October 2012.
  4. ^ "General Election to Gujarat Legislative Assembly - 2012 - Programme Schedule". Chief Electoral Officer. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Gujarat results 2012 Live :Modi's claim for PM's post gets stronger". Samay Live. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.