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 89 ACs in the first phase on 9th 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 Karanj (4 Sq.Km.) and
the largest one is Abdasa (6,278 Sq.Km.). By
size of the Electorate, the smallest is Surat North AC with 1,57,250 electors
and the largest being Kamrej AC with 4,28,695 electors. Further,
the size-wise
composition of electorates in the 89 ACs is as shown below:
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 247 electors reported from the ‘Others’ in
the electorate and there are a total of 29 NRI voters and 6,014 voters from
the Services.
Details of the
Electorate with EPICs: -
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
Population
|
1,74,67,757
|
1,57,74,842
|
0
|
3,32,42,599
|
|
Size of Electorate
|
1,11,05,933
|
1,01,25,472
|
247
|
2,12,31,652
|
|
EPIC Issued To
|
1,11,05,200
|
1,01,24,494
|
247
|
2,12,29,941
|
Age and
Sex-wise
Composition of Electorate:
|
Age
|
Male
|
Female
|
Others
|
Total
|
|
18-25
years
|
19,81,281
|
15,48,013
|
69
|
35,29,363
|
|
26-40
|
41,58,838
|
37,09,938
|
100
|
78,68,876
|
|
41-60
|
36,34,945
|
33,96,509
|
69
|
70,31,523
|
|
>60
|
13,30,869
|
14,71,012
|
9
|
28,01,890
|
|
Total Electors
|
1,11,05,933
|
1,01,25,472
|
247
|
2,12,31,652
|
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 247 electors documented from the ‘Others’.
In the 1st
phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, the Total Number of EVMs
to be used is 27,158 and the Total Number of Polling Stations is 24,689.
The Total Number
of Contesting Candidates (Male &
Female)
are
as given below:
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
920
|
57
|
977
|
The Number and
Name of AC with Maximum and Minimum Number of Candidates are
as given below:
|
|
No. & Name of AC
|
Candidates
|
|
Maximum
Candidates
|
77‐Jamnagar Rural
|
27
|
|
Minimum
Candidates
|
152‐Jhagadia (ST) 176‐Gandevi(ST)
|
3
|
The
Party-wise list of Candidates in 89 ACs, in 1st
Phase of Assembly elections in Gujarat, is as given below:
|
Sr.No.
|
Party Name
|
Candidate
|
|
1
|
Bharatiya
Janata Party
|
89
|
|
2
|
Indian
National Congress
|
87
|
|
3
|
Bahujan
Samaj Party
|
64
|
|
4
|
All India Hindustan Congress Party
|
48
|
|
5
|
Nationalist
Congress Party
|
30
|
|
6
|
Shivsena
|
25
|
|
7
|
Aam
Aadmi Party
|
21
|
|
8
|
Bahujan
Mukti Party
|
19
|
|
9
|
Vyavastha
Parivartan Party
|
17
|
|
10
|
Gujarat
Jan Chetna Party
|
14
|
|
11
|
Janata
Dal (United)
|
14
|
|
12
|
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party
|
12
|
|
13
|
Real
Democracy Party
|
7
|
|
14
|
Bharatiya
Bahujan Congress
|
7
|
|
15
|
Yuva
Sarkar
|
6
|
|
16
|
Aapni
Sarkar Party
|
5
|
|
17
|
Navin
Bharat Nirman Manch
|
5
|
|
18
|
Rashtra Mangal Mission Party
|
5
|
|
19
|
Bharatiya
National Janta Dal
|
4
|
|
20
|
Bhartiya
Tribal Party
|
4
|
|
21
|
Samajwadi
Party
|
4
|
|
22
|
Svatantra
Bharat Satyagrah Party
|
4
|
|
23
|
Bahujan Republican Socialist Party
|
3
|
|
24
|
Lokshahi
Satta Party
|
3
|
|
25
|
Rashtriya
Jankranti Party
|
3
|
|
26
|
Rashtriya
Komi Ekta Party
|
3
|
|
27
|
Bhartiya
Samajik Party
|
2
|
|
28
|
Communist Party of India(Marxist)
|
2
|
|
29
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist‐Leninist) (Liberation)
|
2
|
|
30
|
Indian
New Congress Party
|
2
|
|
31
|
Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party
|
2
|
|
32
|
Rashtriya
Samaj Paksha
|
2
|
|
33
|
Republican Party of India
|
2
|
|
34
|
Akhand
Hind Party
|
1
|
|
35
|
Ambedkar
Samaj Party
|
1
|
|
36
|
Bharatiya
Rashtravadi Paksha
|
1
|
|
37
|
Bhartiya
Rashtrawadi Party
|
1
|
|
38
|
Communist
Party of India
|
1
|
|
39
|
Insaniyat
Party
|
1
|
|
40
|
Jan
Sangh Party
|
1
|
|
41
|
Jan
Satya Path Party
|
1
|
|
42
|
Lok
Gathbandhan Party
|
1
|
|
43
|
Lok
Shahi Party (Secular)
|
1
|
|
44
|
Lok
Vikas Manch
|
1
|
|
45
|
Manvadhikar
National Party
|
1
|
|
46
|
All India Hindustan Congress Party (JanVikalpParty)
|
1
|
|
47
|
Prajashakti
Party Samdarshi
|
1
|
|
48
|
Republican Party of India (Reformist)
|
1
|
|
49
|
Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
|
1
|
|
50
|
Yuva
Party (Democratic)
|
1
|
|
51
|
Independent
|
443
|
|
Total
Candidates
|
977
|
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