2021 Gujarat local elections
2021
Total Seats:576
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Vijay Rupani Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Gopal Italia
Party BJP INC AAP
Alliance NDA UPA -
Leader since 2016 2015 2012
Last election 405 192 -
Seats won 485 57 28
Seat change Increase 80 Decrease 135 Increase 28
Percentage 53.08% 26.9% 13.28%
Swing Increase 3.95% Decrease 14.45% Increase 13.28%
Elected Municipal Corporation majority

TBD

Local elections were held in the Indian state of Gujarat in 2021. Elections were held for 8,235 seats, with 237 seats having only one unopposed candidates. No form was filled for two seats in Taluka panchayat. The elections included six municipal corporations where elections took place in February — Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar – and one (Gandhinagar) in which the elections were held on 3 October.[1] Results to Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation were declared on 5 October 2021.

Before the elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled all the municipal corporations in the state.

Background

In previous elections, the BJP won 389 seats and Indian National Congress (INC) won 176 seats. In 2017 BJP won the state assembly elections and was able to win all Lok Sabha seats in 2019.

In 2021, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) had also decided to contest elections to civic bodies.[2] This is the first election in state since COVID-19 pandemic began. Candidates in 6 corporations include 577 from the BJP, 566 by Congress, and 470 by AAP. Election to Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation were held in October 2021 to 44 seats across 11 wards. Results were declared on 5 October 2021.

For Gandhinagar elections BJP and Congress have given 44 candidates each and AAP has given 40 candidates. The elections to Gujarat local bodies were held in view of strict COVID-19 guidelines

Voters

Gender Voters
Female 60.60 lakh
Males 54.06 lakh
Total 1.14 crore

The six municipal corporations reported an average 46.1% voting.

Results

S.No. Month of Poll Municipal Bodies Winning Party
1. February 2021 Amdavad Municipal Corporation Bharatiya Janata Party
2. Surat Municipal Corporation
3. Vadodara Municipal Corporation
4. Rajkot Municipal Corporation
5. Jamnagar Municipal Corporation
6. Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation
7. October 2021 Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
Party Corporations won Municipalities District Panchayat Taluka Panchayat
BJP 7 74 31 196
Indian National Congress 0 1 0 18
Aam Aadmi Party 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0

Votes percentage (party wise)

[3][4]
Corporation BJP Congress AAP Others
Surat Municipal Corporation 48.93% 18.6% 28.47% 4%
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation 54.57% 29.26% 6.99% 9.18%
Vadodara Municipal Corporation 57.1% 34.98% 2.81% 5.11%
Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation 52.72% 32.97% 6.99% 7.32%
Jamnagar Municipal Corporation 50.68% 32.97% 8.41% 7.94%
Rajkot Municipal Corporation 53.7% 24.81% 17.4% 4.09%
Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation 46.49% 28.02% 21.77% 3.72%

By municipal corporation

BJP won all the 6 Municipal Corporation.[5] Congress, the biggest opposition party, had won 55 seats. AAP became biggest opposition in Surat Municipal Corporation.[6] AAP won seats in Surat and Gandhinagar Municipal elections.

BJP gained 94 seats while Congress lost 121 seats this time.

AIMIM also contested local body polls and won seven seats in Ahmedabad's Muslim-dominated Jamalpur and Maktampura wards. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won 3 seats in Jamnagar Municipal Corporation. In 6 municipalities and 15 taluka panchayats, no party holds clear majority. In October 2021 results for Gandhinagar Municipal elections were declared. BJP won the election to Gandhinagar Corporation too with 40 seats. In all the 7 bodies BJP won with majority.

Amdavad Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party159
Indian National Congress25
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen7
Others8
Total199
Source: Times of India[7]

Surat Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party93
Aam Aadmi Party27
Indian National Congress0
Others0
Total120
Source: India Today[8]

Vadodara Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party69
Indian National Congress7
Others0
Total76
Source: India Today[9]

Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party44
Indian National Congress8
Others0
Total52
Source: India Today[10]

Jamnagar Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party50
Indian National Congress11
Bahujan Samaj Party3
Others0
Total64
Source: India Today[11]

Rajkot Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party68
Indian National Congress4
Others0
Total72
Source: India Today[12]

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation

PartySeats
Bharatiya Janata Party41
Indian National Congress2
Aam Aadmi Party1
Others0
Total44
Source: India Today[13]

Reactions

Prime Minister Modi congratulated the party's workers. CM Vijay Rupani expressed his gratitude towards Gujarati people. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did a road show in Surat for party's representation as main opposition.[14] Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his gratitude towards Gujarati people and party workers.

References

  1. ↑ "Gandhinagar municipal election to be held on October 3". The Hindu. 2021-09-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ↑ "BJP Sweeps Gujarat Municipal Corporation Polls; AAP, AIMIM Make Inroads With Congress on Backfoot". News18. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  3. ↑ Kaushik, Himanshu; Dave, Kapil (February 25, 2021). "Gujarat municipal polls: AAP bags 13.28% vote share". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  4. ↑ Yadav, Jyoti (October 6, 2021). "21% votes in Gandhinagar, 28% in Surat: AAP gaining at cost of Congress in Gujarat civic polls".
  5. ↑ "BJP set to retain power in 6 Gujarat municipal corporations". mint. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  6. ↑ "AAP emerges as main opposition in Surat civic polls, wins 3 wards". Business Standard India. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation Election Results 2021 Live Updates: BJP wins 41 seats, Congress 2 and AAP 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  8. ↑ "Surat Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP wins 93, AAP 27 of 120 seats". India Today. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  9. ↑ "Vadodara Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP wins 69 of 76 seats, Congress 7". India Today. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Bhavnagar Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP wins 44 of 52 seats, Congress 8". India Today. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  11. ↑ "Jamnagar Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP bags 50, Congress 11, BSP 3 seats". India Today. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  12. ↑ "Rajkot Municipal Election Result 2021 highlights: BJP wins 68 of 72 seats". India Today. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  13. ↑ "Rajkot Municipal Election Result 2021 highlights: BJP wins 68 of 72 seats". India Today. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  14. ↑ "Arvind Kejriwal Leads Road Show in Surat, Eyes 2022 Gujarat Assembly Polls". PTI. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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