The Gujarat Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Gujarat in western India. It is housed in the Vidhan Sabha Bhavan building located in Gandhinagar, the capital of the state. The term of the assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved early. Gujarat is the fifth-largest state in India, covering , and the ninth-most populous state with a population of 60.4 million. The Gujarat Legislative Assembly has had fifteen terms since its creation in 1960. After the latest election in 2022, the assembly is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 156 out of the 182 seats. The Indian National Congress, the largest opposition party, has 17 seats.
Constituency boundaries are periodically redrawn by the delimitation commission which tries to keep them as geographically compact areas, and with due consideration to existing boundaries of administrative units. The latest census is used to draw the boundaries and every assembly constituency has to be completely within a parliamentary constituency. Since 1975, the Gujarat Assembly has had 182 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative based on a first past the post election.
Since the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. According to the 2011 census of India the Scheduled Castes constitute of the population of the state, while the Scheduled Tribes constitute . The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 13 seats in the assembly, while 27 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes. The constituency of Abdasa in Kutch district is the largest ( km2); while Karanj in Surat district is the smallest (4 km2) by area, in the Gujarat Assembly.
History + Changes in the constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly over time Year Act Effect Totalseats Reserved seats Election(s) SC ST 1960 Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 The new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra were formed when Bombay State was split. The new Gujarat Legislative Assembly was assigned 132 seats, while Maharashtra's assembly was assigned 264 seats. 154 11 21 1962 1966 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961 There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies. Two-member constituencies were abolished. 168 12 20 1967,1972 1973 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1973 There were changes in the number, reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 182 13 26 1975,1980,1985,1990,1995,1998,2002,2007 2008 Delimitation Commission Order, 2008 There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 182 13 27 2012,2017,2022
Constituencies
+Constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Name Reservation District Lok Sabhaconstituency Electorate(2022) 1 Abdasa NoneKachchhKachchh 2 Mandvi (Kachchh) 3 Bhuj 4 Anjar 5 Gandhidham SC 6 Rapar None 7 VavVav-TharadBanaskantha 8 Tharad 9 Dhanera 10 Danta STBanaskantha 11 Vadgam SC Patan 12 Palanpur NoneBanaskantha 13 Deesa 14 DeodarVav-Tharad 15 KankrejPatan 16 RadhanpurPatan 17 Chanasma 18 Patan 19 Sidhpur 20 KheraluMahesana 21 UnjhaMahesana 22 Visnagar 23 Bechraji 24 Kadi SC 25 Mahesana None 26 Vijapur 27 HimatnagarSabarkanthaSabarkantha 28 Idar SC 29 Khedbrahma ST 30 BhilodaAravalli 31 Modasa None 32 Bayad 33 Prantij Sabarkantha 34 DahegamGandhinagarAhmedabad East 35 Gandhinagar South 36 Gandhinagar North Gandhinagar 37 Mansa Mahesana 38 Kalol (Gandhinagar) Gandhinagar 39 ViramgamAhmedabad Surendranagar 40 SanandGandhinagar 41 Ghatlodia 42 Vejalpur 43 Vatva Ahmedabad East 44 Ellisbridge Ahmedabad West 45 Naranpura Gandhinagar 46 NikolAhmedabad East 47 Naroda 48 Thakkarbapa Nagar 49 Bapunagar 50 AmraiwadiAhmedabad West 51 Dariapur 52 Jamalpur-Khadiya 53 Maninagar 54 Danilimda SC 55 Sabarmati None Gandhinagar 56 Asarwa SC Ahmedabad West 57 Daskroi NoneKheda 58 Dholka 59 DhandhukaSurendranagar 60 Dasada SCSurendranagar 61 Limdi None 62 Wadhwan 63 Chotila 64 Dhangadhra 65 MorbiMorbi Kachchh 66 TankaraRajkot 67 Wankaner 68 Rajkot EastRajkot 69 Rajkot West 70 Rajkot South- 71 Rajkot Rural SC 72 Jasdan None 73 GondalPorbandar 74 Jetpur (Rajkot) 75 Dhoraji 76 Kalavad SCJamnagarJamnagar 77 Jamnagar Rural None 78 Jamnagar North 79 Jamnagar South 80 Jamjodhpur 81 KhambhaliyaDevbhoomiDwarka 82 Dwarka 83 PorbandarPorbandarPorbandar 84 Kutiyana 85 ManavadarJunagadh 86 JunagadhJunagadh 87 Visavadar 88 Keshod Porbandar 89 Mangrol (Junagadh)Junagadh 90 SomnathGir Somnath 91 Talala 92 Kodinar SC 93 Una None 94 DhariAmreliAmreli 95 Amreli 96 Lathi 97 Savarkundla 98 Rajula 99 Mahuva (Bhavnagar)Bhavnagar 100 Talaja Bhavnagar 101 Gariadhar Amreli 102 PalitanaBhavnagar 103 Bhavnagar Rural 104 Bhavnagar East 105 Bhavnagar West 106 Gadhada SCBotad 107 Botad None 108 KhambhatAnandAnand 109 Borsad 110 Anklav 111 Umreth 112 Anand 113 Petlad 114 Sojitra 115 MatarKhedaKheda 116 Nadiad 117 Mehmedabad 118 Mahudha 119 Thasra Panchmahal 120 Kapadvanj Kheda 121 BalasinorPanchmahal 122 LunawadaMahisagar 123 Santrampur ST Dahod 124 Shehra NonePanchmahalPanchmahal 125 Morva Hadaf ST 126 Godhra None 127 Kalol (Panchmahal) 128 Halol Chhota Udaipur 129 Fatepura STDahodDahod 130 Jhalod 131 Limkheda 132 Dahod 133 Garbada 134 Devgadhbariya None 135 SavliVadodaraVadodara 136 Vaghodiya 137 Chhota Udaipur STChhota UdaipurChhota Udaipur 138 Jetpur (Chhota Udaipur) 139 Sankheda 140 Dabhoi NoneVadodara 141 Vadodara City SCVadodara 142 Sayajigunj None 143 Akota 144 Raopura 145 Manjalpur 146 Padra Chhota Udaipur 147 Karjan Bharuch 148 Nandod STNarmada Chhota Udaipur 149 DediapadaBharuch 150 Jambusar NoneBharuch 151 Vagra 152 Jhagadiya ST 153 Bharuch None 154 Ankleshwar 155 OlpadSurat Surat 156 Mangrol (Surat) STBardoli 157 Mandvi (Surat) 158 Kamrej None 159 Surat EastSurat 160 Surat North 161 Varachha Road 162 Karanj 163 LimbayatNavsari 164 Udhana 165 Majura 166 KatargamSurat 167 Surat West 168 Choryasi Navsari 169 Bardoli SCBardoli 170 Mahuva (Surat) ST 171 VyaraTapi 172 Nizar 173 Dangs Dang Valsad 174 Jalalpore NoneNavsariNavsari 175 Navsari 176 Gandevi ST 177 VansdaValsad 178 DharampurValsad 179 Valsad None 180 Pardi 181 Kaprada ST 182 Umbergaon
See also List of Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat List of constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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