List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
14th Legislative Assembly of Gujarat
	State Emblem of Gujarat
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	9 and 14 December 2017
Next election	December 2022
Meeting place
	Viththalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Website
	www.gujaratassembly.gov.in

Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state's capital Gandhinagar. As of 2008, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies. It has term of 5 years, unless it is dissolved sooner. The first assembly was elected in 1962.[1]

Map of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly

Constituencies

In 1962 the first Gujarat Legislative Assembly was elected with 154 seats. In 1966 the number was raised to 166. In 1971 the number was raised to 182. In 1976 the government imposed a moratorium on further changes until after the 2001 Census of India.[1]

2008 to date

Following the 2001 Census of India, a delimitation commission was set up, with Justice Kuldip Singh, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as its chairperson. The order from the delimitation commission was implemented in 2008.[1] The following is the list of the constituencies established by the 2008 order.[2]

Abdasa in Kutch district is the largest (6278 km²) while Karanj in Surat district is the smallest (4 km²) constituency by area, in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.[3]

List of Assembly Constituencies

Following is the list of the constituencies of the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. At present, 13 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes, and 27 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled tribes.

Regions of Gujarat	No. of Constituencies
Regions of Gujarat	General	SC	ST	Total
Kutch	5	1	0	6
Saurashtra	44	5	0	49
North Gujarat	26	3	3	32
Central Gujarat	47	3	10	60
South Gujarat	20	1	14	35
Total	142	13	27	182

Constituency number	Constituency name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Electors (2017)[4]	District[5]	Lok Sabha constituency[5]
1	Abdasa	None	223,787	Kachchh	Kachchh
2	Mandvi (Kachchh)	None	225,037
3	Bhuj	None	255,860
4	Anjar	None	229,528
5	Gandhidham	SC	277,717
6	Rapar	None	216,398
7	Vav	None	257,102	Banaskantha	Banaskantha
8	Tharad	None	209,291
9	Dhanera	None	229,012
10	Danta	ST	219,029
11	Vadgam	SC	261,136		Patan
12	Palanpur	None	251,440		Banaskantha
13	Deesa	None	250,833
14	Deodar	None	215,498
15	Kankrej	None	252,198		Patan
16	Radhanpur	None	259,055	Patan
17	Chanasma	None	259,534
18	Patan	None	272,074
19	Sidhpur	None	238,205
20	Kheralu	None	200,990	Mahesana
21	Unjha	None	213,263		Mahesana
22	Visnagar	None	211,833
23	Bechraji	None	233,171
24	Kadi	SC	257,276
25	Mahesana	None	259,469
26	Vijapur	None	209,787
27	Himatnagar	None	253,254	Sabarkantha	Sabarkantha
28	Idar	SC	259,926
29	Khedbrahma	ST	236,186
30	Bhiloda	ST	280,546	Aravalli
31	Modasa	None	245,869
32	Bayad	None	223,265
33	Prantij	None	237,328	Sabarkantha
34	Dahegam	None	201,423	Gandhinagar	Ahmedabad East
35	Gandhinagar South	None	305,157		Ahmedabad East
36	Gandhinagar North	None	232,536		Gandhinagar
37	Mansa	None	212,999		Mahesana
38	Kalol (Gandhinagar)	None	224,175		Gandhinagar
39	Viramgam	None	271,166	Ahmedabad	Surendranagar
40	Sanand	None	243,471		Gandhinagar
41	Ghatlodia	None	352,340
42	Vejalpur	None	326,977
43	Vatva	None	311,887		Ahmedabad East
44	Ellisbridge	None	244,140		Ahmedabad West
45	Naranpura	None	229,840		Gandhinagar
46	Nikol	None	231,586		Ahmedabad East
47	Naroda	None	264,314
48	Thakkarbapa Nagar	None	223,432
49	Bapunagar	None	189,648
50	Amraiwadi	None	268,373		Ahmedabad West
51	Dariapur	None	195,577
52	Jamalpur-Khadiya	None	198,179
53	Maninagar	None	251,431
54	Danilimda	SC	230,680
55	Sabarmati	None	253,585		Gandhinagar
56	Asarwa	SC	202,566		Ahmedabad West
57	Daskroi	None	311,615		Kheda
58	Dholka	None	230,940		Kheda
59	Dhandhuka	None	245,475		Surendranagar
60	Dasada	SC	237,526	Surendranagar
61	Limdi	None	259,915
62	Wadhwan	None	269,165
63	Chotila	None	230,619
64	Dhangadhra	None	276,771
65	Morbi	None	256,015	Morbi	Kachchh
66	Tankara	None	224,579		Rajkot
67	Wankaner	None	244,664
68	Rajkot East	None	260,007	Rajkot
69	Rajkot West	None	316,710
70	Rajkot South	None	242,500
71	Rajkot Rural	SC	300,077
72	Jasdan	None	228,824
73	Gondal	None	213,098		Porbandar
74	Jetpur (Rajkot)	None	253,435
75	Dhoraji	None	250,620
76	Kalavad	SC	215,156	Jamnagar	Jamnagar
77	Jamnagar Rural	None	223,516
78	Jamnagar North	None	218,785
79	Jamnagar South	None	206,582
80	Jamjodhpur	None	205,251
81	Khambhaliya	None	264,794	Devbhoomi Dwarka
82	Dwarka	None	262,232	Devbhoomi Dwarka
83	Porbandar	None	237,908	Porbandar	Porbandar
84	Kutiyana	None	199,281	Porbandar
85	Manavadar	None	234,814	Junagadh
86	Junagadh	None	256,321		Junagadh
87	Visavadar	None	240,552		Junagadh
88	Keshod	None	225,272		Porbandar
89	Mangrol (Junagadh)	None	206,403		Junagadh
90	Somnath	None	235,083	Gir Somnath
91	Talala	None	208,194
92	Kodinar	SC	207,270
93	Una	None	233,507
94	Dhari	None	211,917	Amreli	Amreli
95	Amreli	None	268,067
96	Lathi	None	209,466
97	Savarkundla	None	238,362
98	Rajula	None	246,825
99	Mahuva (Bhavnagar)	None	208,956	Bhavnagar
100	Talaja	None	222,131		Bhavnagar
101	Gariadhar	None	203,724		Amreli
102	Palitana	None	249,837		Bhavnagar
103	Bhavnagar Rural	None	258,637
104	Bhavnagar East	None	243,565
105	Bhavnagar West	None	241,893
106	Gadhada	SC	241,795	Botad
107	Botad	None	259,712	Botad
108	Khambhat	None	213,702	Anand	Anand
109	Borsad	None	241,957
110	Anklav	None	204,407
111	Umreth	None	247,255
112	Anand	None	283,123
113	Petlad	None	218,815
114	Sojitra	None	199,486
115	Matar	None	226,336	Kheda	Kheda
116	Nadiad	None	248,542
117	Mehmedabad	None	226,493
118	Mahudha	None	223,910
119	Thasra	None	250,240		Panchmahal
120	Kapadvanj	None	272,685		Kheda
121	Balasinor	None	258,931		Panchmahal
122	Lunawada	None	260,748	Mahisagar	Panchmahal
123	Santrampur	ST	208,640	Mahisagar	Dahod
124	Shehra	None	233,401	Panchmahal	Panchmahal
125	Morva Hadaf	ST	199,749
126	Godhra	None	252,511
127	Kalol (Panchmahal)	None	233,692
128	Halol	None	249,215		Chhota Udaipur
129	Fatepura	ST	210,654	Dahod	Dahod
130	Jhalod	ST	224,394
131	Limkheda	ST	187,327
132	Dahod	ST	235,579
133	Garbada	ST	233,856
134	Devgadhbariya	None	222,384
135	Savli	None	211,873	Vadodara	Vadodara
136	Vaghodiya	None	222,082	Vadodara	Vadodara
137	Chhota Udaipur	ST	241,916	Chhota Udaipur	Chhota Udaipur
138	Jetpur (Chhota Udaipur)	ST	244,930
139	Sankheda	ST	253,685
140	Dabhoi	None	201,868	Vadodara
141	Vadodara City	SC	274,421		Vadodara
142	Sayajigunj	None	273,249
143	Akota	None	247,729
144	Raopura	None	273,417
145	Manjalpur	None	232,669
146	Padra	None	215,128		Chhota Udaipur
147	Karjan	None	198,209		Bharuch
148	Nandod	ST	220,199	Narmada	Chhota Udaipur
149	Dediapada	ST	193,550	Narmada	Bharuch
150	Jambusar	None	222,524	Bharuch
151	Vagra	None	198,507
152	Jhagadiya	ST	232,305
153	Bharuch	None	255,324
154	Ankleshwar	None	221,057
155	Olpad	None	359,736	Surat	Surat
156	Mangrol (Surat)	ST	200,778		Bardoli
157	Mandvi (Surat)	ST	226,028
158	Kamrej	None	428,700
159	Surat East	None	201,331		Surat
160	Surat North	None	157,251
161	Varachha Road	None	198,634
162	Karanj	None	161,275
163	Limbayat	None	259,916		Navsari
164	Udhana	None	233,618
165	Majura	None	245,040
166	Katargam	None	277,541		Surat
167	Surat West	None	222,041		Surat
168	Choryasi	None	416,953		Navsari
169	Bardoli	SC	225,423		Bardoli
170	Mahuva (Surat)	ST	214,634
171	Vyara	ST	207,406	Tapi
172	Nizar	ST	254,673	Tapi
173	Dangs	ST	166,443	Dang	Valsad
174	Jalalpore	None	216,288	Navsari	Navsari
175	Navsari	None	228,781
176	Gandevi	ST	270,785
177	Vansda	ST	274,532		Valsad
178	Dharampur	ST	226,287	Valsad
179	Valsad	None	243,885
180	Pardi	None	220,849
181	Kaprada	ST	232,230
182	Umbergaon	ST	244,482

References

Pathak, Japan K. (12 August 2012). "Sharing the final delimitation order of Gujarat, and its background". DeshGujarat. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.
"Members of 12th Assembly". Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
"Gujarat Assembly polls Day 1: All you need to know - Voting begins". The Economic Times.
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[Pathak-6-1] Pathak, Japan K. (12 August 2012). "Sharing the final delimitation order of Gujarat, and its background". DeshGujarat. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.

[2] "Members of 12th Assembly". Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2012-10-24.

[3] "Gujarat Assembly polls Day 1: All you need to know - Voting begins". The Economic Times.

[election2017-4] "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[gjceo-5] "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.