2024 Indian general election in Gujarat explained

Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Indian general election in Gujarat
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Indian general election in Gujarat
Next Year:2029
Election Date:7 May 2024
Seats For Election:All 26 Gujarat seats in the Lok Sabha
Outgoing Members:List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Gujarat
Opinion Polls:2024 Indian general election in Gujarat#Opinion polls
Turnout:60.13% (4.38%)[1]
Leader1:Amit Shah
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance1:National Democratic Alliance
Leaders Seat1:Gandhinagar
Leader Since1:2014
Last Election1:62.21%, 26 seats
Seats Before1:26
Seats1:25
Leader2:Shaktisinh Gohil
Party2:Indian National Congress
Alliance2:INDIA
Leaders Seat2:Not Contesting
Leader Since2:2023
Last Election2:32.11%, 0 seat
Seats Before2:0
Seats2:1
Map Size:300px
Before Election:Narendra Modi
Before Party:BJP
After Election:Narendra Modi
After Party:BJP
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Prime Minister
Seat Change1: 01
Seat Change2: 01
Popular Vote1:17,839,911
Percentage1:61.86%
Swing1: 1.25%
Popular Vote2:9,008,278
Percentage2:31.24%
Swing2: 1.31%

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Gujarat on 7 May 2024 to elect 26 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.[2] [3] [4] The result of the election was announced on 4 June 2024.

Election schedule

Poll eventPhase
III
Notification Date12 April
Last Date for filing nomination19 April
Scrutiny of nomination20 April
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination22 April
Date of poll7 May
Date of counting of votes/Result4 June 2024
No. of constituencies26

Parties and alliances

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Indian National CongressShaktisinh Gohil23
Aam Aadmi PartyChaitar Vasava2
Colspan=4Total 25

Others

Party!Flag!Symbol!Leader!Contesting Seats
Bahujan Samaj Party24
Samajwadi Party1
Colspan=4Total 25
Party!Symbol !Contesting Seats
Right to Recall Party7
Log Party4
Bhartiya Jan Parishad3
Garib Kalyan Party3
Gunj Satya Ni Janata Party3
New India United Party3
Swatantrata Abhivyakti Party3
Viro Ke Vir Indian Party3
Bharat Adivasi Party2
Rowspan=6 Gujarat Sarva Samaj Party2
Insaniyat Party2
Malwa Congress2
Prajatantra Aadhar Party2
Rashtra Nirman Party2
Rashtriya Mahaswaraj Bhumi Party2
Social Democratic Party of India2
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)2
Rowspan=18 Aadi Bharat Party1
Aam Janmat Party1
Aapki Awaaz Party1
Akhila Vijaya Party1
Bahujan Republican Socialist Party1
Bharatiya Bahujan Congress1
Bharatiya National Janata Dal1
Bharatiya Yuva Jan Ekta Party1
Bhartiya Jan Nayak Party1
Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party1
Dhanwan Bharat Party1
Global Republican Party1
Gujarat Loktantra Party1
Hindrashtra Sangh1
Hindvi Swarajyay Dal1
Jan Sewa Driver Party1
Mission All India Independent Justice Party1
Rashtriya Power Party1
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha1
Rowspan=4 Saath Sahakar Vikas Party1
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party1
Sarva Samaj Janata Party1
Satyawadi Rakshak Party1
Rowspan=2 Swaraj Kranti Party1
Youth India Peace Party1
Colspan=2Total 72

Candidates

Constituency
NDAINDIA
1KachchhBJPVinodbhai ChavdaINCNitishbhai Lalan
2BanaskanthaBJPRekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary INCGeniben Thakor
3PatanBJPBharatsinhji DabhiINCChandanji Thakor
4MahesanaBJPHaribhai PatelINCRamji Thakor (Palvi)
5SabarkanthaBJPShobhnaben Mahendrasinh BaraiyaINCTushar Chaudhary
6GandhinagarBJPAmit ShahINCSonal Patel
7Ahmedabad EastBJPHasmukh PatelINCHimmatsinh Patel
8Ahmedabad WestBJPDineshbhai Kodarbhai Makwana INCBharat Makwana
9SurendranagarBJPChandubhai Chhaganbhai ShihoraINCRutvik Makwana
10RajkotBJPParshottam RupalaINCParesh Dhanani
11PorbandarBJPMansukh MandaviyaINCLalitbhai Vasoya
12JamnagarBJPPoonamben MaadamINCJ.P Marvia
13JunagadhBJPRajesh ChudasamaINCHirabhai Jotva
14AmreliBJPBharatbhai Manubhai SutariyaINCJennyben Thummar
15BhavnagarBJPNimu BambhaniaAAPUmesh Makwana
16AnandBJPMitesh Rameshbhai PatelINCAmitbhai Chavda
17KhedaBJPDevusinh Jesingbhai ChauhanINCKalusinh Dabhi
18PanchmahalBJPRajpalsinh Mahendrasinh JadhavINCGulabsinh Chaudhan
19DahodBJPJasvantsinh Sumanbhai BhabhorINCPrabhaben Taviyad
20VadodaraBJPHemang Yogeshchandra JoshiINCJashpalsinh Padhiyar
21Chhota UdaipurBJPJashubhai RathwaINCSukhrambhai Rathwa
22BharuchBJPMansukhbhai VasavaAAPChaitar Vasava
23BardoliBJPParbhubhai VasavaINCSiddharth Chaudhary
24SuratBJPMukesh DalalINCNilesh Kumbhani[5]
25NavsariBJPC. R. PatilINCNaishadh Desai
26ValsadBJPDhaval PatelINCAnantbhai Patel

Surveys and polls

Exit polls

Voter Turnout

PC No.ConstituencyTurnoutSwing
1Kachchh56.14%2.57%
2Banaskantha69.62%4.59%
3Patan58.56%3.89%
4Mahesana59.86%5.92%
5Sabarkantha63.56%4.21%
6Gandhinagar59.80%6.28%
7Ahmedabad East54.72%7.04%
8Ahmedabad West55.45%5.36%
9Surendranagar55.09%3.32%
10Rajkot59.69%3.8%
11Porbandar51.83%5.38%
12Jamnagar57.67%3.36%
13Junagadh58.91%2.4%
14Amreli50.29%5.68%
15Bhavnagar53.92%5.13%
16Anand65.04%2.0%
17Kheda58.12%2.92%
18Panchmahal58.85%3.38
19Dahod59.31%7.26%
20Vadodara61.59%6.59%
21Chhota Udaipur69.15%4.75%
22Bharuch69.16%4.39%
23Bardoli64.81%9.08%
24SuratNot Polled
25Navsari59.66%6.74%
26Valsad72.71%3.27%

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppContestedWon+/−
NDABJP1,78,39,91161.86%1.25%26251
INDIAINC90,08,27831.24%1.31%2311
AAP7,75,3212.69% 2.69%20
Total97,83,59933.93%251
Others5,46,1911.89%970
IND1180
NOTA4,49,2521.56%
Total100%- 26626-

Results by constituency

ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
PartyAllianceCandidateVotes%PartyAllianceCandidateVotes%
1Kachchh56.14%Vinodbhai Chavda6,59,57460.23%Nitishbhai Lalan3,90,792 60.23%2,68,782
2Banaskantha69.62%Geniben Thakor6,71,883 48.83%Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary6,41,477 46.62%30,406
3Patan58.56%Bharatsinhji Dabhi5,91,94749.61%Chandanji Thakor5,60,07146.94%31,876
4Mahesana59.86%Haribhai Patel6,86,40663.74%Ramji Thakor (Palvi)3,58,36033.28%3,28,046
5Sabarkantha63.56%Shobhnaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya6,77,31853.36%Tushar Chaudhary5,21,63641.09%1,55,682
6Gandhinagar59.80%Amit Shah10,10,97276.48%Sonal Patel2,66,25620.14%7,44,716
7Ahmedabad East54.72%Hasmukh Patel7,70,45968.28%Himmatsinh Patel3,08,70427.36%4,61,755
8Ahmedabad West55.45%Dineshbhai Kodarbhai Makwana6,11,70463.28%Bharat Makwana3,25,26733.65%2,86,437
9Surendranagar55.09%Chandubhai Chhaganbhai Shihora6,69,74959.2%Rutvik Makwana4,08,13236.07%2,61,617
10Rajkot59.69%Parshottam Rupala8,57,98467.37%Paresh Dhanani3,73,72429.35%4,84,260
11Porbandar51.83%Mansukh Mandaviya6,33,11868.15%Lalitbhai Vasoya2,49,75826.89%3,83,360
12Jamnagar57.67%Poonamben Maadam6,20,04958.98%J.P Marvia3,82,04136.34%2,38,008
13Junagadh58.91%Rajesh Chudasama5,84,04954.67%Hirabhai Jotva4,48,55541.99%1,35,494
14Amreli50.29%Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya5,80,87266.28%Jennyben Thummar2,59,80429.64%3,21,068
15Bhavnagar53.92%Nimu Bambhania7,16,88368.46Umesh Makwana2,61,59424.98%4,55,289
16Anand65.04%Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel6,12,48452.44%Amitbhai Chavda5,22,54544.74%89,939
17Kheda58.12%Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan7,44,43563.31%Kalusinh Dabhi3,86,67732.88%3,57,758
18Panchmahal58.85%Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav7,94,57970.22%Gulabsinh Chaudhan2,85,23725.21%5,09,342
19Dahod59.31%Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor6,88,71561.59%Prabhaben Taviyad3,55,03831.75%3,33,677
20Vadodara61.59%Hemang Yogeshchandra Joshi8,73,18972.04%Jashpalsinh Padhiyar2,91,06324.01%5,82,126
21Chhota Udaipur69.15%Jashubhai Rathwa7,96,58962.84%Sukhrambhai Rathwa3,97,81231.38%3,98,777
22Bharuch69.16%Mansukhbhai Vasava6,08,15750.72%Chaitar Vasava5,22,46143.58%85,696
23Bardoli64.81%Parbhubhai Vasava7,63,95057.04Siddharth Chaudhary5,33,69739.85%2,30,253
24SuratNot PolledMukesh DalalElected Unopposed
25Navsari59.66%C. R. Patil10,31,06577.05%Naishadh Desai2,57,51419.24%7,73,551
26Valsad72.71%Dhaval Patel7,64,22656.13%Anantbhai Patel5,53,52240.66%2,10,704

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

PartyAssembly segmentsCurrent Position in Assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party162161
Indian National Congress1813
Aam Aadmi Party25
Independent02
Samajwadi Party01
Total182

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: LS polls: Final voter turnout in Gujarat at 60.13 pc; down 4 pc from 2019. ThePrint. 10 May 2024. 8 May 2024.
  2. News: 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil seeks 500,000-margin win for candidates in state.
  3. News: Gujarat polls are "semi-finals" for 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Gujarat Finance Minister.
  4. News: Months after wipeout, Congress stirs in Gujarat, begins preparing for 2024 challenge.
  5. Web site: No Congress Representation In Surat As Candidate's Nomination Rejected . 2024-04-27 . NDTV.com.