Gujarat Lok Sabha Election 2024: Schedule, Nominees, and Crucial Seats | Political Evaluation
After extensive planning and consideration, the Election Commission of India has officially released the dates for the general elections. The nationwide Lok Sabha elections of 2024 are scheduled to begin on April 19, 2024, and will be held in seven stages. In order to determine whether or not they are prepared to hold elections, ECI periodically conducted poll preparedness surveys across the country prior to announcing the timetable. We now know the dates at last. Gujarat will hold a single phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 7, 2024.
Gujarat has consistently served as the Bharatiya Janata party’s heartland. Gujarat currently has 26 seats in the Lok Sabha, and the BJP is predicted to secure a majority there. The INDIA Alliance will make an effort to win certain seats, but their success will rely on the candidates they choose for the constituencies. Additionally, the BJP has declared candidates for almost all of the Gujarati Lok Sabha seats, with the remaining seats to be revealed shortly. It will shortly be announced by the INDIA Alliance as well. The polling dates for the Gujarat lok sabha elections will be covered in this article, along with a list of the candidates from both parties running for those seats.
Dates of the Gujarat Lok Sabha Election 2024: A list of cities:
| Constituencies | Phase | Polling Date |
| Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad | III | May 7 |
Elections 2024: Important Seats in Gujarat to Watch
Important Gujarati seats to watch out for
There are 26 chairs in total.
Gandhinagar: Previously held by L K Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the BJP stronghold is currently represented by Amit Shah.
Porbandar: Because there are so many Leuva Patidars in this area, the BJP is the dominant party. Mansukh Mandaviya, a Union minister, has been fielded by the party for the position.
Rajkot: Since 1989, the BJP has consistently won elections in this stronghold.
Surat: Since 1989, the global center for diamond polishing has supported the BJP. The current Member of Parliament for Surat is Darshana Jardosh, Union Minister of State for Railways and Textiles.
Bharuch: The BJP will be faced by the combined power of the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party. The seat in Bharuch washeld by the late Ahmed Patel, the leader of the Congress.
With the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) agreeing to share seats, Gujarat’s political scene is heating up. As per the agreement, the Congress would field candidates in the remaining 24 constituencies, while the AAP will run from the Lok Sabha seats of Bharuch and Bhavnagar.
Gujarat has long been a bastion for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won every seat in the national elections of 2014 and 2019. The BJP won a sizable mandate and 156 out of 182 seats in the state Assembly elections of 2022, solidifying its hold on power.
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Two current MLAs and a former lawmaker are among the candidates the Congress has announced for Gujarat. Notably, BJP candidate Rekhaben Chaudhary will face up against two-term Congress lawmaker Geniben Thakor in the Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat. With his notable election victory over BJP heavyweight Shankar Chaudhary in the past, Thakor brings a wealth of experience to the contest.
Additionally, the Congress nominated MLAs Lalit Vasoya for the Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency and Anant Patel for the Valsad seat, which is designated for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population. After losing both the 2022 assembly elections and the 2019 parliamentary elections, Vasoya, a former MLA, is hoping to make a comeback.
Two current MLAs and a former lawmaker are among the candidates the Congress has announced for Gujarat. Notably, BJP candidate Rekhaben Chaudhary will face up against two-term Congress lawmaker Geniben Thakor in the Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat. With his notable election victory over BJP heavyweight Shankar Chaudhary in the past, Thakor brings a wealth of experience to the contest.
Additionally, the Congress nominated MLAs Lalit Vasoya for the Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency and Anant Patel for the Valsad seat, which is designated for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population. After losing both the 2022 assembly elections and the 2019 parliamentary elections, Vasoya, a former MLA, is hoping to make a comeback.
In the political arena, Rohan Gupta, the Congress’s national spokesperson, will compete from the Ahmedabad (East) parliamentary constituency, bringing his authoritative voice from national news channels.
The Kutch (scheduled caste-reserved seat), Ahmedabad (West) (SC), and Bardoli (ST) seats have also seen new faces from the Congress, who offer a combination of new talent and experience. A tight election struggle in Gujarat is anticipated as the election frenzy grows and both parties await the BJP’s selection of their candidates for the Ahmedabad (East) and Valsad seats.
