Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2012
The 12th Gujarat legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
182
92 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
115 seats · majority
Candidates
1,666
97 women, 16 elected
Turnout
71.96%
2.74 cr of 3.81 cr
The house
182 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP115
- INC61
- GPP2
- NCP2
- IND1
- JD(U)1
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 115 | -1 | 182 | 47.9% | 1,31,19,579 | 47.85% | -1.05 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 61 | +2 | 176 | 40.2% | 1,06,74,767 | 38.94% | +0.80 | 0 |
| GPPGPP | 2 | — | 167 | 4.0% | 9,95,297 | 3.63% | — | 159 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 2 | -1 | 12 | 14.5% | 2,59,957 | 0.95% | -0.03 | 7 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 668 | 1.6% | 15,97,589 | 5.83% | -0.89 | 662 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1.8% | 1,83,114 | 0.67% | +0.02 | 64 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 163 | 1.4% | 3,42,142 | 1.25% | -1.40 | 163 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0.7% | 71,351 | 0.26% | +0.10 | 67 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0.8% | 56,036 | 0.20% | +0.09 | 44 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.8% | 22,473 | 0.08% | -0.07 | 9 |
| BNJDBNJD | 0 | — | 4 | 1.8% | 10,091 | 0.04% | — | 4 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.5% | 9,301 | 0.03% | -0.02 | 14 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | — | 3 | 1.6% | 7,232 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.6% | 6,582 | 0.02% | -0.02 | 8 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3% | 6,339 | 0.02% | 0.00 | 3 |
| AJKPAJKP | 0 | — | 3 | 1.3% | 5,844 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| IFIF | 0 | — | 9 | 0.4% | 5,776 | 0.02% | — | 9 |
| HNDHND | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 4,042 | 0.01% | — | 6 |
| RSPSRashtriya Samaj Paksha | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5% | 3,682 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| RKSPRKSP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5% | 3,680 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% | 3,379 | 0.01% | -0.06 | 4 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7% | 3,232 | 0.01% | -0.03 | 3 |
| LORPLORP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5% | 3,086 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | — | 5 | 0.3% | 2,799 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| YUSYUS | 0 | — | 3 | 0.6% | 2,360 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| SVPPSVPP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,938 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| NSMNSM | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2% | 1,860 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| MAJPMAJP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,810 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| ASPAadim Samaj Party | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2% | 1,771 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| NBNNBN | 0 | — | 5 | 0.2% | 1,610 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| PAPPrajatantra Aadhar Party | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 1,420 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 1,369 | 0.01% | -0.05 | 1 |
| DBSPDemocratic Bharatiya Samaj Party | 0 | — | 4 | 0.2% | 1,216 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4% | 1,058 | 0.00% | -0.03 | 2 |
| SPISPI | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 796 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| RKEPRKEP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% | 754 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 2 |
| BHDCBHDC | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5% | 583 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BHJDBHJD | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 486 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| VHSVHS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1% | 437 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 2 |
| BSDLBSDL | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 207 | 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. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/gujarat-2012/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Dec 2012
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANINAGAR | Gujarat | BJPNARENDRA MODI | INCBHATT SHWETA SANJIV | 86,37354.05% |
| GHATLODIA | Gujarat | BJPANANDIBEN MAFATBHAI PATEL | INCRAMESHBHAI PRAHLADBHAI PATEL (DUDHWALA) | 1,10,39553.21% |
| KARANJ | Gujarat | BJPKACHHADIYA JANAKBHAI MANJIBHAI | INCZALAVADIYA JAYSUKHBHAI DEVCHANDBHAI | 49,43953.06% |
| SURAT WEST | Gujarat | BJPKISHORBHAI RATILAL VANKAWALA | INCUSHABEN BABUBHAI PATEL | 69,73152.30% |
| DEVGADH BARIA | Gujarat | BJPKHABAD BACHUBHAI MAGANBHAI | NCPCHAUHAN BHUPENDRASINH CHIMANSINH | 83,75352.13% |
| MAJURA | Gujarat | BJPSANGHVI HARSH RAMESHKUMAR | INCJAIN DHANPATRAJ LALCHAND | 71,55650.85% |
| ELLIS BRIDGE | Gujarat | BJPSHRI RAKESH SHAH | INCKAMLESHKUMAR BABULAL SHAH | 76,67250.74% |
| SABARMATI | Gujarat | BJPARVINDKUMAR GANDALAL PATEL (ARVIND DALAL) | INCBHARATKUMAR GOVINDLAL PATEL (BHARAT VAKIL) | 67,58344.52% |
| NARANPURA | Gujarat | BJPAMITBHAI ANILCHANDRA SHAH (AMIT SHAH) | INCDR. JITUBHAI B. PATEL | 63,33542.18% |
| AMRAIWADI | Gujarat | BJPHASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL | INCGADHVI BIPINBHAI GOPALBHAI | 65,42540.58% |
Closest results of Dec 2012
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOJITRA | Gujarat | INCPARMAR PUNAMBHAI MADHABHAI | BJPVIPULKUMAR VINUBHAI PATEL | 1620.12% |
| KALOL | Gujarat | INCTHAKOR BALDEVJI CHANDUJI | BJPDR. ATULBHAI KALIDAS PATEL | 3430.24% |
| KANKREJ | Gujarat | INCKHANPURA DHARSHIBHAI LAKHABHAI | BJPVAGHELA KIRTISINH PRABHATSINH | 6000.37% |
| ANAND | Gujarat | BJPDILIPBHAI MANIBHAI PATEL | INCKANTIBHAI SODHAPARMAR (BHAGAT) | 9870.58% |
| KADI | Gujarat | INCCHAVADA RAMESHBHAI MAGANBHAI | BJPHITU KANODIYA | 1,2170.69% |
| SANKHEDA | Gujarat | INCBHIL DHIRUBHAI CHUNILAL | BJPTADVI ABHESINH MOTIBHAI | 1,4520.84% |
| UMRETH | Gujarat | NCPJAYANTBHAI RAMANBHAI PATEL (BOSKEY) | BJPGOVINDBHAI RAIJIBHAI PARMAR | 1,3940.86% |
| LIMBDI | Gujarat | INCSOMABHAI GANDALAL KOLIPATEL | BJPKIRITSINH JITUBHA RANA | 1,5610.99% |
| TALALA | Gujarat | INCJASHUBHAI DHANABHAI BARAD | BJPPARMAR GOVINDBHAI VARJANGBHAI | 1,4781.05% |
| DHARI | Gujarat | GPPKOTADIYA NALINBHAI NANJIBHAI | INCKOKILABEN JAYSUKHBHAI KAKADIYA | 1,5751.21% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2012?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 115 of 182 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2012?
Turnout was 71.96% — 2.74 cr of 3.81 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Gujarat assembly election, Dec 2012?
1,666 candidates contested 182 seats.
