Gujarat ASSEMBLY Elections 2022
Assembly elections will be held in Gujarat in two phases, December 1 and 5. The votes will be counted on December 8 along with Himachal Pradesh that goes to the polls on November 12. Of the total 182 assembly seats in Gujarat, 89 constituencies will vote in the first phase, and 93 in the second phase. A total of 13 seats have been reserved for SC candidates and 27 for ST candidates. Over 4.9 crore electors are eligible to vote in the state elections. Filing of nominations will begin on November 5 and end on November 14 in the first phase. For the second phase, the nomination filing period is November 10-17. The term of the Gujarat assembly ends on February 18, 2023, and the elections have been announced 110 days in advance. There will be a total of 51,782 polling stations....More
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Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 Dates
| 182 Constituencies | Phase I (89 Seats) | Phase II (93 Seats) |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | Nov 5, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
| Last date of nominations | Nov 14, 2022 | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | Nov 15, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 |
| Last date for withdrawal of nominations | Nov 17, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Polling date | Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Counting of votes | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 8, 2022 |
In the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP had won 99 out of 182 total seats in the 182-member Gujarat assembly. Congress was triumphant on 77 seats, with others winning on 6 seats. Though Congress lost the elections, it managed to win the highest number of seats in over 30 years. The BJP, despite a resurgent Congress, was able to increase its vote share by a slight margin. This is appreciable as the party has been in power in the state since 1995. Meanwhile, after its win in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has launched an aggressive election campaign in the state with party national convener Arvind Kejriwal regularly holding rallies. This has set the stage for a three-cornered contest in the coastal state. Election analysts believe that AAP is likely to eat into Congress' vote share, ultimately benefiting the BJP on several seats. For BJP, it will be a battle of prestige since the party has won every election in the state since 1995, maintaining a firm grip on power for 27 long years. Since Gujarat is also the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, the challenge before rival parties like Congress and AAP is even greater.