The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule of Assembly Elections in Gujarat on 25^th October, 2017. Out of the total 182 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Gujarat, polling would be held in 89 ACs in the first phase on 9^th 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: -

 

 

 

 Age and Sex-wise Composition of Electorate:

 

 

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 1^st phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, the Total Number of EVMs to be used is 27,158and the Total Number of Polling Stations is 24,689.

 

The Total Number of Contesting Candidates (Male & Female) are as given below:

 

 

The Number and Name of AC with Maximum and Minimum Number of Candidates are as given below:

 

 

The Party-wise list of Candidates in 89 ACs, in 1^st 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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