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
Turnout	69.01% (3.01%)
Majority party Minority party   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 16 16 Popular vote 14,724,427 12,438,937 Percentage 49.05% 41.44% Swing 1.15% 2.57%
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.