Fact Sheet on 1st Phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 - Polling on 9th December

Fact Sheet on 1st Phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017
(Date of Polls – 9th December 2017; Timing – 8 AM to 5 PM)

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:

Size of Electorate Number of Assembly Constituencies
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150000 - 200000 7
> 200000 82

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 Electors1,11,05,933 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