2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
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The 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on 9 December 2017 and 14 December 2017 in the Indian state of Gujarat to elect the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The votes were counted on 18 December. All 182 members of the 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly were elected with the leader of the largest party or coalition expected to become the next chief minister.[1]
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All 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly 92 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 69.01% (3.01%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly after the election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party obtained a simple majority with an increase in the vote share. Despite suffering a decrease in the number of seats, the incumbent government retained a simple majority in the house. The vote share and number of seats for Congress increased from the previous election in 2012. This was the highest number of seats won by the Congress in the last 32 years (after the 1985 election, in which Congress won 149 seats). The next election was held in December 2022.