Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats, candidates and all you need to know about Gujarat General Elections
Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Date: The General Elections in Gujarat are usually organised during the middle phases of the election period, which might be the case once again in 2024, making the expected dates of the upcoming elections to late April or early May.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP swept all the seats during the 2019 elections in the state,
Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The pollings on 25 of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state of Gujarat concluded in phase 3 on Tuesday, May 7, with a total voter turnout percentage of just 59.51 per cent, which is significantly low from the 2019 voter turnout percentage of 64.51, recorded by the home state of current PM Narendra Modi. Notably, only 25 of the 26 seats from Gujarat went for polling in 2024, as on the Surat seat, BJP’s Mukesh Dalal was declared winner unopposed after the nomination of the Congress candidate was deemed invalid, and the other contestants from the seat also withdrew their name from before the elections. The results of rest 25 seats will be announced with other states on Tuesday, June 4.
Gujarat being the domicile state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who are two biggest pillars of the ruling government of BJP, has become one of the most sought states during the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. For the BJP. who swept all the seats during the 2019 elections in the state, it becomes a matter of pride to continue the dominance in the home state of their biggest leader.
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The Lok Sabha Elections in the state of Gujarat are usually organised in a single phase, and the 2024 Lok Sabha election is going to be no different, as the state will have all its seats contested in a single phase, i.e., phase 3.
How many Lok Sabha constituencies Gujarat has?
Along with being the home state of the Prime Minister, Gujarat also holds a total of 26 Lok Sabha seats which only increases the significance of the mega elections in the state even further. During the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP completed a whitewash over INC by winning all the 26 seats alone in the state for the second time in a row.
Check out the complete list of constituencies and elected members of Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections of 2019:
No
Constituency
Elected Members
Party
1
Kachchh
Vinodbhai Chavda
BJP
2
Banaskantha
Parbatbhai Patel
BJP
3
Patan
Bharatsinhji Dabhi Thakor
BJP
4
Mahesana
Shardaben Patel
BJP
5
Sabarkantha
Dipsinh Rathod
BJP
6
Gandhinagar
Amit Shah
BJP
7
Ahmedabad East
Hasmukh Patel
BJP
8
Ahmedabad West
Kirit Solanki
BJP
9
Surendranagar
Mahendra Munjapara
BJP
10
Rajkot
Mohan Kundariya
BJP
11
Porbandar
Rameshbhai Dhaduk
BJP
12
Jamnagar
Poonamben Maadam
BJP
13
Junagadh
Rajesh Chudasama
BJP
14
Amreli
Naranbhai Kachhadia
BJP
15
Bhavnagar
Bharti Shiyal
BJP
16
Anand
Miteshbhai Patel
BJP
17
Kheda
Devusinh Chauhan
BJP
18
Panchmahal
Ratansinh Rathod
BJP
19
Dahod
Jasvantsinh Bhabhor
BJP
20
Vadodara
Ranjanben Bhatt
BJP
21
Chhota Udaipur
Gitaben Rathva
BJP
22
Bharuch
Mansukhbhai Vasava
BJP
23
Bardoli
Parbhubhai Vasava
BJP
24
Surat
Darshana Jardosh
BJP
25
Navsari
C. R. Patil
BJP
26
Valsad
Dr. K C Patel
BJP
List of candidates for 2024 elections
In the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP will once again lead the charge for NDA by contesting on all the 26 seats in the state. However, the newly formed alliance of I.N.D.I.A, will once again try to spoil the fun for the ruling party by attempting to take a large number of seats away.
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Check out the complete list of candidates for the Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections of 2024:
