The Election
Commission of India (ECI) announced
the schedule of Assembly Elections in Gujarat on 25th October, 2017. Out
of the total 182 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Gujarat,
polling would be held in 93 ACs in the 2nd phase on 14th December
2017, from 8 AM to 5 PM. As per
information provided by the Chief Electoral Officer, there are NO
Recognized State Parties.
Smallest & Largest
Constituency by Area & Electorate:
Among the ACs by
area, the smallest is Dariapur (6 Sq.Km.) and
the largest one is Radhanpur (2,544 Sq.Km.). By
size of the Electorate, the smallest is Limkheda AC with 1,87,245 electors and
the largest being Ghatlodia AC with 3,52,316 electors. Further,
the size-wise
composition of electorates in the 93 ACs is as shown below:
|
Size of
Electorate
|
Number of
Assembly Constituencies
|
|
<100000
|
NIL
|
|
100000 - 150000
|
NIL
|
|
150000 - 200000
|
7
|
|
> 200000
|
86
|
The electors who
have received the Electoral Photo ID Card (EPIC) are
further categorized by sex which, as the charts show, are fairly evenly
constituted by Males and Females. Further,
there are 455 electors reported from the ‘Others’ in
the electorate and there are a total of 29 NRI voters and 12,423 voters from
the Services.
Details of the
Electorate with EPICs: -
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
Population
|
1,76,44,705
|
1,64,52,445
|
0
|
34097150
|
|
Size of Electorate
|
1,15,47,435
|
1,07,48,977
|
455
|
22296867
|
|
EPIC Issued To
|
1,15,47,435
|
1,07,48,977
|
455
|
22296867
|
Age and Sex-wise
Composition of Electorate:
|
Age
|
Male
|
Female
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
18-25 years
|
21,20,421
|
16,16,880
|
149
|
37,37,450
|
|
26-40
|
41,99,901
|
38,91,655
|
181
|
80,91,737
|
|
41-60
|
37,80,873
|
36,34,757
|
97
|
74,15,727
|
|
>60
|
14,46,240
|
16,05,685
|
28
|
30,51,953
|
|
Total Electors
|
1,15,47,435
|
1,07,48,977
|
455
|
2,22,96,867
|
The following is
a graphical representation of demographic statistics of the electorate based on
different age groups among males and females. There
are a total of 455 electors documented from the ‘Others’.
In the 2nd
phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, the Total
Number of EVMs to be used is 28,114 and the Total Number of
Polling Stations is 25,558.
The Total Number
of Contesting Candidates (Male &
Female)
are
as given below:
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
782
|
69
|
851
|
The Number and
Name of AC with Maximum and Minimum Number of Candidates are
as given below:
|
|
No. & Name of AC
|
Candidates
|
|
Maximum
Candidates
|
25-Mahesana
|
34
|
|
Minimum
Candidates
|
130-Jhalod(ST)
|
2
|
The
Party-wise list of Candidates in 93 ACs, in 2nd
Phase of Assembly elections in Gujarat, is as given below:
|
Sr.No.
|
Party Name
|
Candidate
|
|
1
|
Bharatiya
Janata Party
|
93
|
|
2
|
Indian
National Congress
|
91
|
|
3
|
Bahujan
Samaj Party
|
75
|
|
4
|
All
India Hindustan Congress Party
|
46
|
|
5
|
Nationalist
Congress Party
|
28
|
|
6
|
Shivsena
|
17
|
|
7
|
Bahujan
Mukti Party
|
15
|
|
8
|
Janata
Dal (United)
|
14
|
|
9
|
Gujarat
Jan Chetna Party
|
13
|
|
10
|
Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Party
|
9
|
|
11
|
Aam
Aadmi Party
|
8
|
|
12
|
Navin
Bharat Nirman Manch
|
8
|
|
13
|
Bhartiya
Rashtrawadi Party
|
7
|
|
14
|
Yuva
Sarkar
|
7
|
|
15
|
Lok
Gathbandhan Party
|
5
|
|
16
|
Aapni
Sarkar Party
|
4
|
|
17
|
Insaniyat
Party
|
4
|
|
18
|
Manvadhikar
National Party
|
4
|
|
19
|
Bahujan
Suraksha Dal
|
3
|
|
20
|
Communist
Party of India (Marxist)
|
3
|
|
21
|
Lok
Shahi Party (Secular)
|
3
|
|
22
|
Lok
Vikas Manch
|
3
|
|
23
|
Bhartiya
Tribal Party
|
2
|
|
24
|
Indian
New Congress Party
|
2
|
|
25
|
Rashtriya
Jankranti Party
|
2
|
|
26
|
Rashtriya
Komi Ekta Party
|
2
|
|
27
|
Rashtriya
Samaj Paksha
|
2
|
|
28
|
Socialist
Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
|
2
|
|
29
|
Vyavastha
Parivartan Party
|
2
|
|
30
|
Apna
Desh Party
|
2
|
|
31
|
Indian
National League
|
2
|
|
32
|
Rashtra
Vikas Zumbesh Party
|
2
|
|
33
|
Loktantrik
Samajvadi Party
|
2
|
|
34
|
Akhand
Hind Party
|
1
|
|
35
|
Bahujan
Republican Socialist Party
|
1
|
|
36
|
Bharatiya
National Janta Dal
|
1
|
|
37
|
Communist
Party of India
|
1
|
|
38
|
Jan
Satya Path Party
|
1
|
|
39
|
Jantadal
(Secular))
|
1
|
|
40
|
Lokshahi
Satta Party
|
1
|
|
41
|
Rashtriya
Krantikari Samajwadi Party
|
1
|
|
42
|
Akhil
Bhartiy Congress Dal Ambedkar
|
1
|
|
43
|
Democretic
Bhartiya Samaj Party
|
1
|
|
44
|
Prajatantra
Aadhar Party
|
1
|
|
45
|
Yuva
Jan Jagruti Party
|
1
|
|
46
|
Rashtriya
Mahan Gantantra Party
|
1
|
|
47
|
Rashtriy
Samajvadi Paksh
|
1
|
|
48
|
Rashtriy
Samajvadi Party Secular
|
1
|
|
49
|
Vishva
Hindustani Sangadhan
|
1
|
|
50
|
Samajvadi
Janta Party (Chandrashekhar)
|
1
|
|
51
|
Socialist
Party
|
1
|
|
52
|
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
|
1
|
|
53
|
Independent
|
350
|
|
Total
Candidates
|
851
|
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