Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2002
The 10th Gujarat legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
182
92 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
127 seats · majority
Candidates
1,000
37 women, 12 elected
Turnout
61.52%
2.04 cr of 3.32 cr
The house
182 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP127
- INC51
- IND2
- JD(U)2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Gujarat assembly election (1998)
BJP
+10
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 127 | +10 | 182 | 49.9% | 1,01,94,353 | 49.85% | +5.04 | 1 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 51 | -2 | 180 | 39.6% | 80,33,104 | 39.28% | +4.44 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 344 | 2.9% | 11,69,711 | 5.72% | +0.48 | 330 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 2 | — | 29 | 4.8% | 1,75,024 | 0.86% | — | 27 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | — | 81 | 3.8% | 3,49,021 | 1.71% | — | 77 |
| BNPBNP | 0 | — | 26 | 8.2% | 2,34,166 | 1.15% | — | 23 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.5% | 67,414 | 0.33% | +0.28 | 26 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.6% | 66,429 | 0.33% | +0.25 | 34 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | -1 | 48 | 1.2% | 66,181 | 0.32% | -0.07 | 48 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.7% | 30,626 | 0.15% | +0.03 | 0 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.2% | 20,636 | 0.10% | +0.08 | 9 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 3 | 2.4% | 10,395 | 0.05% | — | 3 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | — | 8 | 0.7% | 8,286 | 0.04% | — | 8 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.9% | 5,279 | 0.03% | 0.00 | 6 |
| PRBPPRBP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5% | 4,791 | 0.02% | — | 5 |
| RGJPRGJP | 0 | — | 3 | 1.1% | 4,133 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9% | 3,716 | 0.02% | -0.05 | 1 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.4% | 2,513 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 5 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.5% | 1,773 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 5 |
| RKEPRKEP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 810 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| RPIKHRPIKH | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 331 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Gujarat at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Dec 2002
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS BRIDGE | Gujarat | BJPSHETH BHAVINBHAI NALINIBHAI (ENGINEER) | INCRUWALA PRADIPKUMAR KANTILAL | 57,79056.19% |
| RAJGADH | Gujarat | BJPCHAUHAN FATESINH VAKHATSINH | INCPARMAR LAXMANSINH MOTISINH | 49,52055.32% |
| NARODA | Gujarat | BJPKODNANI MAYABEN SURENDRABHAI | INCKOTHIYA KANUBHAI BHAGVANBHAI (K. B. PATEL) | 1,11,09553.42% |
| RAOPURA | Gujarat | BJPYOGESH PATEL | INCPATEL RAMESHBHAI AMBALAL | 64,55450.76% |
| KALOL | Gujarat | BJPCHAUHAN PRABHATSINH PRATAPSINH | INCC. K. RAULJI | 52,97149.14% |
| MANINAGAR | Gujarat | BJPNARENDRA MODI | INCOZA YATINBHAI NARENDRAKUMAR | 75,33348.61% |
| SHEHRA | Gujarat | BJPAHIR (BHARWAD) JETHABHAI GHELABHAI | INCCHAUHAN CHHATRASINH KALUSINH | 57,06447.15% |
| HALOL | Gujarat | BJPPARMAR JAYADRATHSINHJEE CHANDRASINHJEE | INCBARIA UDESINH MOHANBHAI | 49,05645.51% |
| SANKHEDA | Gujarat | BJPTADVI KANTIBHAI BHAIJIBHAI | INCTADVI BABARBHAI AMBALAL | 35,61942.38% |
| SAYAJIGANJ | Gujarat | BJPJITENDRA SUKHADIA | INCPRAJAPATI DALSUKHABHAI CHATURBHAI | 1,07,63041.48% |
Closest results of Dec 2002
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMBERGAON | Gujarat | INCSHANKARBHAI MANGLABHAI VARLI | BJPPATKAR RAMANLAL NANUBHAI | 730.06% |
| BARDOLI | Gujarat | INCANILKUMAR MOHANBHAI PATEL (RATHOD) | BJPRAJWADI RAJNIKANT PARBHUBHAI | 4500.43% |
| TALALA | Gujarat | BJPPARAMAR GOVINDBHAI VARJANGBHAI | INCBARAD JASUBHAI DHANABHAI | 6260.51% |
| DASADA | Gujarat | INCMAKWANA MANAHARLAL MAGANLAL | BJPVAGHELA FAKIRBHAI RAGHABHAI | 6130.65% |
| MANDAL | Gujarat | BJPPATEL PRAGJIBHAI NARANBHAI | INCPATEL JAYANTIBHAI BHALABHAI | 5570.67% |
| MANDVI | Gujarat | INCPATEL CHHABILBHAI NARANBHAI | BJPMEHTA SURESHCHANDRA ROOPSHANKAR | 5980.69% |
| DHOLKA | Gujarat | BJPCHUDASAMA BHUPENDRASINH | INCKANJIBHAI RAYABHAI TALAPADA | 7220.71% |
| VAGRA | Gujarat | INCRASHIDA IQBAL PATEL | BJPMANAHARBHAI BHAGAWANSANG GOHIL | 1,1831.05% |
| MORVI | Gujarat | BJPAMRUTIYA KANTILAL SHIVABHAI | INCPATEL JAYANTILAL JERAJBHAI | 1,5901.33% |
| MANGROL | Gujarat | INCDR. CHUDASAMA CHANDRIKABEN KANJIBHAI | BJPKATHI GIRISHKUMAR PUNJABHAI | 1,4821.37% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2002?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 127 of 182 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2002?
Turnout was 61.52% — 2.04 cr of 3.32 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2002?
1,000 candidates contested 182 seats.