2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

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All 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.01% (Decrease3.01%)
  Majority party Minority party
  The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Bharatsinh Solanki addressing at the 57th Railway Week National Function-2012, in New Delhi on 16 April 2012
Leader Vijay Rupani Bharatsinh Solanki
Party BJP INC
Leader since 2016 2015
Leader's seat Rajkot West Did not contest
Last election 115 61
Seats before 115 61
Seats won 99 77
Seat change Decrease16 Increase16
Popular vote 14,724,427 12,438,937
Percentage 49.05% 41.44%
Swing Increase1.15% Increase2.57%

Seatwise Election Result Map

Structure of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly after the election

Chief Minister before election

Vijay Rupani
BJP

Chief Minister

Vijay Rupani
BJP

The 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on 9 December 2017 and 14 December 2017 in the Indian state of Gujarat to elect the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The votes were counted on 18 December. All 182 members of the 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly were elected with the leader of the largest party or coalition expected to become the next chief minister.[1]

The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party obtained a simple majority with an increase in the vote share. Despite suffering a decrease in the number of seats, the incumbent government retained a simple majority in the house. The vote share and number of seats for Congress increased from the previous election in 2012. This was the highest number of seats won by the Congress in the last 32 years (after the 1985 election, in which Congress won 149 seats). The next election was held in December 2022.

Gujarat in India
  1. ^ "Gujarat Assembly elections on Dec 9, 14". The Hindu Business Line. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.