General Elections 2014
Fact Sheet - 32
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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New Delhi: 1st April, 2014
FACT SHEET ON GUJARAT
The 16th Lok Sabha elections would be held in the 26 Parliamentary Constituencies of Gujarat on
single poll day, namely April 30, 2014. Polling will be held at 45,313 polling stations spread across
27,360 polling station locations. Out of the state’s total of 3,98,71,571 electors as on 3rd January
2014, 15.03% are in the age group 18–25 while women constitute 47.67%. The poll expenditure
limit per candidate for all constituencies in the state is Rs.70 lakhs.
SECTION A: 2014 ELECTION DATA
1. PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES - 26
Largest by Area
Kachchh (21,354 sq. km)
DATE OF POLLING
30th April
Smallest by Area
Ahmedabad West (107 sq. km)
Smallest by Size of Electorate
Bharuch (13,92,669)
Largest by Size of Electorate
Navsari (17,17,907)
Number of Constituencies By Type
20
2
4
General
SC
ST
Poll Date : 30th April, 2014
Poll Date : 30th April, 2014
PC NO.
PC NAME
PC NO.
PC NAME
1
Kachchh
14
Amreli
2
Banaskantha
15
Bhavnagar
3
Patan
16
Anand
4
Mahesana
17
Kheda
5
Sabarkantha
18
Panchmahal
6
Gandhinagar
19
Dahod
7
Ahmedabad East
20
Vadodara
8
Ahmedabad West
21
Chhota Udaipur
9
Surendranagar
22
Bharuch
10
Rajkot
23
Bardoli
11
Porbandar
24
Surat
12
Jamnagar
25
Navsari
13
Junagadh
26
Valsad
Total
13
Total
13
2. ELECTORS - 2014
Composition of Population, Electors and EPIC holders
Male
Female
35
Male
Female
Others
Total
3,32,84,175
3,05,68,477
0
6,38,52,652
Electorate
2,08,64,863
1,90,06,447
261
(Millions)
30
Population
3,98,71,571
25
20
15
10
EPIC
Holders
2,08,58,590
1,89,98,022
261
5
3,98,56,873
-
Population
Electorate EPIC Holders
Composition of Electorate by Age and Gender
Female
Others
Total
As % of
Total
Electorate
18-25
34,70,705
25,22,632
82
59,93,419
15.03%
25-40
84,58,585
76,54,474
98
1,61,13,157
40.41%
40-60
66,47,633
62,34,804
62
1,28,82,499
32.31%
Above 60
22,87,940
25,94,537
19
48,82,496
12.25%
261
3,98,71,571
100.0%
Total
2,08,64,863 1,90,06,447
8
Male
Female
6
Millions
Male
Size of Electorate
Age Group
4
2
18-25
25-40
40-60 Above 60
Age Group
Source: CEO, Gujarat; Data as on 03.01.2014
SECTION B: HIGHLIGHTS OF 2004 & 2009 ELECTIONS
1. CANDIDATES
Number of candidates by Gender
Male
Gender
2004
2009
Male
151
333
Female
11
26
Female
333
151
26
11
2004
2009
Number of candidates by Category
2004
Category
2004
2009
General
112
263
SC
22
60
ST
28
36
2009
359
263
162
112
22
Total
General
60
SC
28 36
ST
2. ELECTORATE
Composition of Electors and Voters by Gender
No. of
Electors
Electors
20
2009
Male
Female
Male
Female
1,73,41,760
1,63,33,302
1,88,98,387
1,75,85,894
Voters
15
Millions
2004
10
5
No. of
Voters
86,70,077
65,43,424
98,51,307
76,24,781
Polling %
50.0%
40.1%
52.1%
43.4%
0
Male
Female
2004
Male
Female
2009
3. PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Performance of Political Parties
Year ->
2004
Others
State
Parties*
National Parties
Party
2009
Contested
Won
Runnerup
Forfeited
Deposit
Vote
Share
(%)
Contested
Won
Runnerup
Forfeited
Deposit
Vote
share
(%)
BJP
26
14
12
0
47.37
26
15
11
0
46.52
BSP
20
0
0
20
1.48
24
0
0
24
1.62
CPI
--
--
--
--
--
1
0
0
1
0.09
CPM
1
0
0
1
0.11
2
0
0
2
0.19
INC
25
12
13
0
43.86
26
11
15
0
43.38
NCP
1
0
1
0
1.16
7
0
0
7
0.30
JD(U)
4
0
0
4
0.86
2
0
0
2
0.41
LJP
1
0
0
1
0.05
4
0
0
4
0.17
SP
11
0
0
11
0.53
13
0
0
13
0.45
Unrecognised
Parties
8
0
0
8
1.13
78
0
0
77
2.11
Independents
65
0
0
65
3.45
176
0
0
176
4.77
Total
162
26
26
110
100
359
26
26
306
100
*Includes Parties recognised as State Parties in either 2004 or 2009 or both
Number of Seats Won by Parties
2004
15
14
15
12
12
11
9
6
3
0 0
0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
2009
Votes polled by Parties(%)
0%
5%
10%
15%
0.09%
CPM
0.11%
0.19%
NCP
1.16%
0.30%
JD(U)
0.86%
0.41%
Unrecognised Parties
Independents
35%
40%
2004
45%
2009
50%
43.86%
43.38%
INC
SP
30%
1.48%
1.62%
CPI
LJP
25%
47.37%
46.52%
BJP
BSP
20%
0.05%
0.17%
0.53%
0.45%
1.13%
2.11%
3.45%
4.77%
Party Abbreviation
Party Name
BJP
BSP
CPI
CPM
INC
JD(U)
LJP
NCP
SP
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (United)
Lok Jan Shakti Party
Nationalist Congress Party
Samajwadi Party
Source: Election Commission of India & CEO, Gujarat
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